Demographics of Lanier County, Georgia

Lanier County, Georgia had 10,623 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +706 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.

Lanier County, in four figures

10,623
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.1%
Change since July 2020: +706 people.; 36.8 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,186 ±$4,932
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.

Lanier County, Georgia's population grew 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lanier 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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Lanier County, Georgia's population grew 7.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lanier 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	9,917	100.0	100.0
2021	10,028	101.1	100.2
2022	10,141	102.3	100.7
2023	10,377	104.6	101.6
2024	10,387	104.7	102.5
2025	10,623	107.1	103.1

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Population of Lanier 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	9,917	+44	+5	+2	+38
2021	10,028	+111	+10	+22	+80
2022	10,141	+113	+5	+73	+41
2023	10,377	+236	+19	+32	+183
2024	10,387	+10	+15	+68	−71
2025	10,623	+236	+17	+53	+169

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±1.0: for men 36.2 ±0.9 and for women 38.0 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lanier County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	622 ±157	6.1% ±1.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,681 ±249	16.4% ±2.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,060 ±234	10.4% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,845 ±326	27.8% ±3.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,460 ±271	24.1% ±2.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,553 ±277	15.2% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,186 ±$4,932, and income per person $25,942 ±$3,424, 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 Lanier County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	927 ±235	26.6% ±6.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	926 ±233	26.6% ±6.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	431 ±149	12.4% ±4.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	386 ±144	11.1% ±4.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	416 ±145	11.9% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	255 ±124	7.3% ±3.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	52 to 232	1.5% to 6.7%	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 Lanier County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,611 ±667	26.1% ±6.7	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	942 ±257	41.2% ±9.0	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,287 ±345	22.4% ±5.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	382 ±178	19.5% ±8.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lanier County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lanier County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,172 ±15	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.5% ±3.9	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.5% ±3.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.2% ±5.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.8% ±4.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$162,300 ±$12,912	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$913 ±$58	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±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 Lanier County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	758 ±0	7.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,610 ±136	64.7% ±1.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,471 ±138	24.2% ±1.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	47 to 195	0.5% to 1.9%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 240	0% to 2.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	48 to 266	0.5% to 2.6%	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 Lanier County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	6,109 ±468	59.8% ±4.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,433 ±462	33.6% ±4.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	55 to 317	0.5% to 3.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	493 ±150	4.8% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 226	0.2% to 2.2%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	370 ±110	3.6% ±1.1	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%.

Lanier County among the counties of Georgia

123rd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Lanier County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Candler County	11,275	+2.2%
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%

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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