Demographics of Dougherty County, Georgia

Dougherty County, Georgia had 82,616 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,557 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dougherty County, in four figures

82,616
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −2,557 people.; 36.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,044 ±$1,712
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dougherty County, Georgia's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dougherty County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dougherty County, Georgia's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dougherty County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	85,173	100.0	100.0
2021	82,320	96.7	100.2
2022	83,021	97.5	100.7
2023	82,757	97.2	101.6
2024	82,728	97.1	102.5
2025	82,616	97.0	103.1

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Population of Dougherty County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	85,173	−623	−98	+1	−472
2021	82,320	−2,853	+22	+14	−2,651
2022	83,021	+701	−123	+94	+668
2023	82,757	−264	+2	+133	−391
2024	82,728	−29	+46	+276	−341
2025	82,616	−112	+50	+124	−289

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±0.4: for men 34.5 ±0.4 and for women 38.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dougherty County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	5,396 ±83	6.5% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,629 ±743	17.6% ±0.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,651 ±574	10.4% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	20,713 ±645	24.9% ±0.8	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,259 ±608	23.2% ±0.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,443 ±655	17.4% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,044 ±$1,712, and income per person $27,422 ±$1,243, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dougherty County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	9,605 ±812	28.0% ±2.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,988 ±781	23.3% ±2.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,631 ±688	19.3% ±2.0	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,804 ±522	11.1% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,842 ±528	11.2% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,227 ±234	3.6% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,183 ±235	3.5% ±0.7	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dougherty County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	19,933 ±1,591	25.0% ±2.0	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,165 ±803	36.1% ±3.5	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,462 ±798	23.3% ±1.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,306 ±396	17.2% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dougherty County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dougherty County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	40,653 ±74	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±1.6	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±1.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.3% ±1.7	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.7% ±1.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$134,400 ±$6,119	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$935 ±$23	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dougherty County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,710 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,959 ±156	22.8% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	58,321 ±455	70.2% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	577 ±126	0.7% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 129	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	102 to 470	0.1% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,166 ±496	2.6% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dougherty County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	63,730 ±1,116	76.7% ±1.3	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,927 ±1,111	20.4% ±1.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	532 ±165	0.6% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,902 ±275	2.3% ±0.3	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	588 ±167	0.7% ±0.2	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,314 ±247	1.6% ±0.3	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dougherty County among the counties of Georgia

33rd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Dougherty County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Barrow County	99,773	+18.7%
Jackson County	99,265	+29.3%
Rockdale County	98,416	+5.2%
Glynn County	87,599	+3.7%
Bulloch County	86,949	+8.8%
Dougherty County	82,616	−3.0%
Effingham County	74,397	+14.1%
Troup County	72,844	+5.0%
Spalding County	70,775	+4.9%
Liberty County	70,313	+7.6%
Walker County	70,250	+3.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026