Demographics of Grady County, Georgia

Grady County, Georgia had 26,590 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +377 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.

Grady County, in four figures

26,590
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +377 people.; 39.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,980 ±$7,098
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.

Grady County, Georgia's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Grady 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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Grady County, Georgia's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Grady 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	26,213	100.0	100.0
2021	25,847	98.6	100.2
2022	26,029	99.3	100.7
2023	26,125	99.7	101.6
2024	26,488	101.0	102.5
2025	26,590	101.4	103.1

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Population of Grady 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	26,213	−21	−2	0	−22
2021	25,847	−366	−92	+2	−279
2022	26,029	+182	−48	+67	+178
2023	26,125	+96	−14	+47	+67
2024	26,488	+363	+28	+190	+149
2025	26,590	+102	+30	+59	+11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±0.8: for men 38.1 ±1.4 and for women 39.9 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Grady County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,599 ±151	6.1% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,833 ±356	18.5% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,998 ±324	7.7% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,251 ±411	23.9% ±1.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,478 ±411	24.8% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,949 ±452	19.0% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,980 ±$7,098, and income per person $29,603 ±$2,522, 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 Grady County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,270 ±383	22.5% ±3.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,102 ±331	20.8% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,514 ±294	15.0% ±2.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,577 ±315	15.6% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,346 ±267	13.3% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	622 ±220	6.2% ±2.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	677 ±228	6.7% ±2.2	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 Grady County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	5,246 ±824	20.3% ±3.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,964 ±379	31.0% ±5.3	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,386 ±423	18.1% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	896 ±246	14.1% ±3.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Grady County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grady County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	11,645 ±38	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.8% ±3.0	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.2% ±3.0	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±3.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±3.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,400 ±$20,479	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$779 ±$30	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±3	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 Grady County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,484 ±0	13.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,623 ±52	56.0% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,530 ±120	28.8% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	20 to 94	0.1% to 0.4%	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	0 to 87	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	362 ±109	1.4% ±0.4	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 Grady County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	18,700 ±657	71.6% ±2.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,829 ±551	22.3% ±2.1	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 244	0% to 0.9%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,481 ±401	5.7% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	66 to 262	0.3% to 1.0%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,317 ±391	5.0% ±1.5	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%.

Grady County among the counties of Georgia

75th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Grady County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Upson County	28,500	+2.7%
Union County	27,859	+12.3%
Stephens County	27,854	+3.8%
Toombs County	27,545	+1.7%
Butts County	27,218	+6.5%
Grady County	26,590	+1.4%
Fannin County	26,111	+2.6%
Franklin County	25,948	+10.5%
Chattooga County	25,300	+1.5%
Burke County	24,408	−0.9%
Tattnall County	24,376	+0.2%

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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