Demographics of Cairo city, Georgia

Cairo city, Georgia had 10,150 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −14 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cairo city, in four figures

10,150
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,055 ±41.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −14 people.; 32.1 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,920 ±$5,955
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

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

The July 1 estimate of Cairo city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cairo city, Georgia's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cairo city, 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	10,164	100.0	100.0
2021	10,009	98.5	100.2
2022	10,037	98.8	100.7
2023	10,035	98.7	101.6
2024	10,136	99.7	102.5
2025	10,150	99.9	103.1

Population of Cairo city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,164	—
2021	10,009	−155
2022	10,037	+28
2023	10,035	−2
2024	10,136	+101
2025	10,150	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.1 ±1.5: for men 27.2 ±4.1 and for women 33.8 ±4.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cairo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	741 ±216	7.4% ±2.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,373 ±336	23.6% ±3.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	922 ±263	9.2% ±2.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,446 ±348	24.3% ±3.5	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,051 ±307	20.4% ±3.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,522 ±264	15.1% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,920 ±$5,955, and income per person $22,228 ±$3,756, 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 Cairo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,010 ±231	28.6% ±6.1	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,019 ±246	28.9% ±6.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	327 ±120	9.3% ±3.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	574 ±186	16.3% ±5.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	303 ±124	8.6% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	178 ±87	5.0% ±2.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	25 to 213	0.7% to 6.0%	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 Cairo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,834 ±606	28.8% ±6.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,140 ±311	37.9% ±8.6	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,352 ±323	27.8% ±6.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	342 ±140	17.4% ±6.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cairo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cairo city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,062 ±294	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±2.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±5.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.1% ±5.6	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.9% ±7.0	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$108,800 ±$24,573	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$778 ±$36	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±6	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 Cairo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,133 ±431	21.2% ±4.3	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,632 ±481	36.1% ±4.8	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,060 ±443	40.4% ±4.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.4%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	< 0.1% to 0.7%	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 87	0% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	41 to 243	0.4% to 2.4%	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 Cairo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	7,503 ±485	74.6% ±4.8	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,422 ±288	14.1% ±2.9	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 27	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,122 ±428	11.2% ±4.3	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25 to 145	0.2% to 1.4%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,037 ±411	10.3% ±4.1	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%.

Cairo city among the places of Georgia

111th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Cairo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Scottdale CDP	10,542 ±1,543
Locust Grove city	10,532 ±24
Garden City city	10,426 ±25
Fort Oglethorpe city	10,416 ±146
Cedartown city	10,227 ±22
Cairo city	10,055 ±41
Cordele city	9,994 ±23
Jesup city	9,942 ±20
Thomaston city	9,831 ±26
Skidaway Island CDP	9,315 ±621
Fort Stewart CDP	9,285 ±737

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026