Demographics of Upson County, Georgia

Upson County, Georgia had 28,500 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +754 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.

Upson County, in four figures

28,500
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +754 people.; 41.1 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,429 ±$8,777
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.

Upson County, Georgia's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Upson 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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Upson County, Georgia's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Upson 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	27,746	100.0	100.0
2021	27,688	99.8	100.2
2022	28,082	101.2	100.7
2023	28,251	101.8	101.6
2024	28,404	102.4	102.5
2025	28,500	102.7	103.1

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Population of Upson 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	27,746	+42	−33	0	+76
2021	27,688	−58	−197	+6	+111
2022	28,082	+394	−180	−4	+550
2023	28,251	+169	−108	−4	+278
2024	28,404	+153	−95	+11	+236
2025	28,500	+96	−98	+7	+188

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±1.6: for men 39.4 ±1.3 and for women 42.1 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Upson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,631 ±314	5.8% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,766 ±419	17.0% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,286 ±388	8.2% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,725 ±562	24.0% ±2.0	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,406 ±532	26.4% ±1.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,215 ±450	18.6% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,429 ±$8,777, and income per person $31,521 ±$2,732, 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 Upson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,692 ±455	25.4% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,405 ±407	22.7% ±3.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,521 ±349	14.4% ±3.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,419 ±266	13.4% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,264 ±274	11.9% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	696 ±245	6.6% ±2.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	598 ±242	5.6% ±2.3	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 Upson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	5,269 ±893	19.3% ±3.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,673 ±467	27.9% ±6.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,420 ±496	16.8% ±3.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,176 ±305	17.2% ±4.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Upson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Upson County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	12,434 ±25	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.2% ±2.6	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.8% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.0% ±3.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.0% ±4.3	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,700 ±$8,353	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$849 ±$34	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Upson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	744 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,625 ±73	66.4% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,228 ±452	25.8% ±1.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10 to 124	< 0.1% to 0.4%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 35	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 147	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,263 ±421	4.5% ±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 Upson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	22,914 ±604	81.8% ±2.2	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,660 ±597	16.6% ±2.1	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 88	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	414 ±198	1.5% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	108 to 508	0.4% to 1.8%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20 to 192	0.1% to 0.7%	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%.

Upson County among the counties of Georgia

70th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Upson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
White County	29,802	+6.0%
Decatur County	29,432	> −0.1%
Jones County	29,171	+2.8%
Sumter County	28,801	−2.4%
Hart County	28,639	+10.7%
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%

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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