Demographics of Turner County, Georgia

Turner County, Georgia had 8,983 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −6 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.

Turner County, in four figures

8,983
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −6 people.; 36.6 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,799 ±$6,080
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.

Turner County, Georgia's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Turner 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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Turner County, Georgia's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Turner 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	8,989	100.0	100.0
2021	8,925	99.3	100.2
2022	8,836	98.3	100.7
2023	8,924	99.3	101.6
2024	9,023	100.4	102.5
2025	8,983	99.9	103.1

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Population of Turner 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	8,989	−18	−9	0	−10
2021	8,925	−64	−42	0	−30
2022	8,836	−89	−19	0	−67
2023	8,924	+88	−28	+15	+101
2024	9,023	+99	−13	+25	+86
2025	8,983	−40	−16	+11	−36

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±1.4: for men 34.8 ±2.4 and for women 39.0 ±6.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Turner County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	658 ±153	7.4% ±1.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,581 ±318	17.7% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	803 ±223	9.0% ±2.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,080 ±318	23.3% ±3.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,088 ±247	23.4% ±2.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,729 ±244	19.3% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,799 ±$6,080, and income per person $23,092 ±$2,005, 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 Turner County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,038 ±232	31.5% ±6.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	981 ±268	29.8% ±7.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	393 ±131	11.9% ±3.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	235 ±86	7.1% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	413 ±145	12.5% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	171 ±79	5.2% ±2.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	25 to 103	0.8% to 3.1%	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 Turner County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,743 ±429	20.3% ±5.0	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	380 ±180	17.8% ±8.0	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	852 ±222	20.5% ±5.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	511 ±173	22.2% ±7.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Turner County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Turner County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	3,927 ±23	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.9% ±5.5	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.1% ±5.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.8% ±6.7	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.2% ±6.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,300 ±$12,278	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$679 ±$95	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±5	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 Turner County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	429 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,822 ±20	53.9% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,258 ±232	36.4% ±2.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	179 to 639	2.0% to 7.1%	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 Turner County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	7,118 ±350	79.6% ±3.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,620 ±338	18.1% ±3.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 62	0.1% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	167 ±68	1.9% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 110	0.2% to 1.2%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	102 ±39	1.1% ±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%.

Turner County among the counties of Georgia

130th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Turner County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Turner County	8,983	−0.1%
Jenkins County	8,843	+2.1%
Wilcox County	8,797	+0.1%
Hancock County	8,682	−0.3%
Terrell County	8,656	−5.3%
Wilkinson County	8,650	−2.1%

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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