Demographics of Emanuel County, Georgia

Emanuel County, Georgia had 23,147 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +271 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.

Emanuel County, in four figures

23,147
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +271 people.; 38.3 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,772 ±$4,751
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.

Emanuel County, Georgia's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Emanuel 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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Emanuel County, Georgia's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Emanuel 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	22,876	100.0	100.0
2021	22,887	100.0	100.2
2022	22,926	100.2	100.7
2023	23,130	101.1	101.6
2024	23,236	101.6	102.5
2025	23,147	101.2	103.1

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Population of Emanuel 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	22,876	+114	−5	0	+133
2021	22,887	+11	−87	+3	+75
2022	22,926	+39	−119	+23	+130
2023	23,130	+204	−8	+22	+185
2024	23,236	+106	−8	+51	+63
2025	23,147	−89	−9	+6	−87

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±0.7: for men 37.1 ±1.5 and for women 40.2 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Emanuel County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,470 ±71	6.4% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,262 ±292	18.5% ±1.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,933 ±300	8.4% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,164 ±378	26.8% ±1.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,421 ±323	23.5% ±1.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,776 ±327	16.4% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,772 ±$4,751, and income per person $24,843 ±$2,285, 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 Emanuel County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,043 ±344	24.6% ±4.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,989 ±336	23.9% ±3.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,035 ±395	24.5% ±4.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	797 ±168	9.6% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,002 ±260	12.1% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	287 ±86	3.5% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	159 ±78	1.9% ±0.9	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 Emanuel County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	5,631 ±782	25.7% ±3.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,215 ±387	39.3% ±5.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,616 ±398	23.5% ±3.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	800 ±184	15.5% ±3.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Emanuel County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Emanuel County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	10,036 ±24	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.8% ±3.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.2% ±3.3	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.8% ±2.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.2% ±3.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,700 ±$6,432	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$783 ±$74	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	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 Emanuel County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,112 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,275 ±139	57.7% ±0.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,218 ±308	31.3% ±1.3	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	198 ±10	0.9% ±<0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6 to 84	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,171 ±340	5.1% ±1.5	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 Emanuel County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	18,288 ±461	79.4% ±2.0	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,062 ±468	17.6% ±2.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 126	0.1% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	604 ±121	2.6% ±0.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	254 ±82	1.1% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	350 ±102	1.5% ±0.4	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%.

Emanuel County among the counties of Georgia

82nd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Emanuel County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin County	25,948	+10.5%
Chattooga County	25,300	+1.5%
Burke County	24,408	−0.9%
Tattnall County	24,376	+0.2%
Putnam County	23,722	+7.0%
Emanuel County	23,147	+1.2%
Morgan County	22,095	+9.4%
McDuffie County	21,640	+0.1%
Long County	21,557	+32.6%
Meriwether County	21,516	+4.4%
Greene County	21,367	+12.3%

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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