Demographics of Early County, Georgia

Early County, Georgia had 10,455 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −338 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.

Early County, in four figures

10,455
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.1%
Change since July 2020: −338 people.; 41.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,083 ±$8,746
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Early 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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Early County, Georgia's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Early 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	10,793	100.0	100.0
2021	10,634	98.5	100.2
2022	10,556	97.8	100.7
2023	10,583	98.1	101.6
2024	10,466	97.0	102.5
2025	10,455	96.9	103.1

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Population of Early 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	10,793	−59	−33	0	−24
2021	10,634	−159	−92	0	−61
2022	10,556	−78	−75	0	+4
2023	10,583	+27	−29	−1	+60
2024	10,466	−117	−27	0	−89
2025	10,455	−11	−19	0	+8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.8: for men 39.7 ±1.3 and for women 43.9 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Early County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	646 ±138	6.1% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,940 ±243	18.3% ±2.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	957 ±193	9.0% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,301 ±274	21.7% ±2.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,649 ±211	25.0% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,110 ±241	19.9% ±2.3	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,083 ±$8,746, and income per person $28,367 ±$2,736, 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 Early County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,154 ±224	28.1% ±5.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	840 ±186	20.4% ±4.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	646 ±188	15.7% ±4.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	528 ±146	12.8% ±3.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	639 ±151	15.5% ±3.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	171 ±64	4.2% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	60 to 212	1.5% to 5.1%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Early County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,476 ±512	23.6% ±4.9	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	967 ±228	37.5% ±7.3	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	836 ±236	15.7% ±4.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	673 ±176	26.3% ±6.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Early County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Early County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,956 ±38	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.0% ±3.6	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.0% ±3.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.6% ±4.1	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.4% ±4.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$131,300 ±$32,329	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$791 ±$81	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±4	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 Early County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 143	0% to 1.3%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,357 ±233	41.1% ±2.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,641 ±155	53.2% ±1.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 104	0% to 1.0%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to < 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	222 to 744	2.1% to 7.0%	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 Early County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	8,373 ±320	79.0% ±3.0	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,080 ±300	19.6% ±2.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 186	0.2% to 1.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 109	0% to 1.0%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 105	0% to 1.0%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Early County among the counties of Georgia

124th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Early County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Telfair County	11,195	−10.1%
Dooly County	11,156	−0.1%
Bacon County	11,070	−0.4%
Evans County	11,028	+2.2%
Lanier County	10,623	+7.1%
Early County	10,455	−3.1%
Pulaski County	10,172	+3.0%
Wilkes County	9,540	−0.1%
Johnson County	9,310	+1.4%
Seminole County	9,162	+0.4%
Irwin County	9,020	−6.5%

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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