Demographics of Douglas city, Georgia

Douglas city, Georgia had 11,864 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +156 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Douglas city, in four figures

11,864
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,749 ±30.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +156 people.; 31.2 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $34,408 ±$5,028
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.

Douglas city, Georgia's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Douglas 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

Douglas city, Georgia's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Douglas 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	11,708	100.0	100.0
2021	11,723	100.1	100.2
2022	11,721	100.1	100.7
2023	11,816	100.9	101.6
2024	11,863	101.3	102.5
2025	11,864	101.3	103.1

Population of Douglas city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,708	—
2021	11,723	+15
2022	11,721	−2
2023	11,816	+95
2024	11,863	+47
2025	11,864	+1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.2 ±2.7: for men 30.5 ±2.5 and for women 33.2 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Douglas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	764 ±219	6.5% ±1.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,364 ±429	20.1% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,335 ±330	11.4% ±2.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,115 ±465	26.5% ±4.0	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,500 ±379	21.3% ±3.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,671 ±301	14.2% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $34,408 ±$5,028, and income per person $21,605 ±$2,493, 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 Douglas city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,916 ±423	41.5% ±8.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	947 ±270	20.5% ±5.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	691 ±236	15.0% ±5.0	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	341 ±146	7.4% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	492 ±216	10.6% ±4.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	68 to 248	1.5% to 5.3%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	16 to 136	0.4% to 2.9%	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 Douglas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,238 ±663	29.7% ±6.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,309 ±435	44.1% ±12.2	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,336 ±326	23.9% ±5.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	593 ±207	25.3% ±7.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Douglas city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Douglas city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	5,325 ±350	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.8% ±3.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.2% ±4.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.7% ±5.0	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.3% ±6.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$133,300 ±$19,177	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$680 ±$93	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Douglas city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,146 ±419	9.8% ±3.6	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,835 ±546	32.6% ±4.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,582 ±559	56.0% ±4.8	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.4%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.5%	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 23	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	22 to 270	0.2% to 2.3%	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 Douglas city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	8,440 ±572	71.8% ±4.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,611 ±547	22.2% ±4.7	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 46	0% to 0.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	680 ±306	5.8% ±2.6	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	128 to 546	1.1% to 4.6%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	144 to 542	1.2% to 4.6%	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%.

Douglas city among the places of Georgia

99th 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 Douglas city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Belvedere Park CDP	14,181 ±1,112
Wilmington Island CDP	13,905 ±1,138
Waycross city	13,756 ±20
Port Wentworth city	12,892 ±31
Mountain Park CDP	12,850 ±1,253
Douglas city	11,749 ±30
Lovejoy city	11,508 ±25
Rincon city	11,332 ±32
Georgetown CDP	11,158 ±1,090
Doraville city	11,134 ±27
Flowery Branch city	10,925 ±32

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 16 Places by poverty rate
No. 29 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 61 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 80 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 83 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate

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