Demographics of Echols County, Georgia

Echols County, Georgia had 3,685 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −31 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.

Echols County, in four figures

3,685
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −31 people.; 30.5 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,489 ±$12,940
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.

Echols County, Georgia's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Echols 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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Echols County, Georgia's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Echols 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	3,716	100.0	100.0
2021	3,687	99.2	100.2
2022	3,684	99.1	100.7
2023	3,712	99.9	101.6
2024	3,688	99.2	102.5
2025	3,685	99.2	103.1

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Population of Echols 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	3,716	+15	+7	0	+7
2021	3,687	−29	−16	+1	−17
2022	3,684	−3	+13	+9	−24
2023	3,712	+28	+16	+7	+6
2024	3,688	−24	+9	+54	−89
2025	3,685	−3	+10	+22	−36

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.5 ±1.3: for men 31.6 ±4.1 and for women 30.0 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Echols County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	336 ±91	9.1% ±2.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	787 ±156	21.2% ±4.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	392 ±117	10.6% ±3.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,019 ±194	27.5% ±5.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	719 ±157	19.4% ±4.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	456 ±131	12.3% ±3.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,489 ±$12,940, and income per person $25,726 ±$3,470, 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 Echols County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	218 ±105	19.0% ±9.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	217 ±75	19.0% ±6.3	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	239 ±86	20.9% ±7.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	159 ±68	13.9% ±5.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	191 ±82	16.7% ±7.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8 to 62	0.7% to 5.4%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	37 to 135	3.3% to 11.7%	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 Echols County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	527 ±240	14.2% ±6.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	212 ±98	18.9% ±8.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	290 ±129	14.7% ±6.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 50	0.2% to 8.0%	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Echols County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Echols County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	1,355 ±114	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.5% ±4.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.5% ±6.1	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.9% ±8.0	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.1% ±8.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,100 ±$48,439	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,017 ±$227	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±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 Echols County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	782 ±263	21.1% ±7.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,155 ±288	58.1% ±7.8	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	232 ±113	6.3% ±3.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	294 ±127	7.9% ±3.4	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	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 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	16 to 472	0.4% to 12.7%	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 Echols County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	2,366 ±204	63.8% ±5.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	934 ±191	25.2% ±5.1	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 29	0% to 0.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	399 ±131	10.8% ±3.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 100	0.5% to 2.7%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	339 ±127	9.1% ±3.4	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%.

Echols County among the counties of Georgia

153rd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Echols County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Talbot County	5,709	−0.3%
Calhoun County	5,413	−2.9%
Warren County	5,269	+1.2%
Stewart County	4,631	−12.5%
Schley County	4,593	+1.2%
Echols County	3,685	−0.8%
Glascock County	3,141	+8.4%
Clay County	2,815	−0.5%
Baker County	2,725	−4.3%
Webster County	2,369	+0.7%
Quitman County	2,254	+1.3%

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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