Demographics of Fitzgerald city, Georgia

Fitzgerald city, Georgia had 8,882 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −119 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fitzgerald city, in four figures

8,882
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,918 ±34.; −1.3%
Change since July 2020: −119 people.; 37.5 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $37,323 ±$5,685
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Fitzgerald 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

Fitzgerald city, Georgia's population shrank 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fitzgerald 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	9,001	100.0	100.0
2021	8,969	99.6	100.2
2022	8,909	99.0	100.7
2023	8,966	99.6	101.6
2024	8,871	98.6	102.5
2025	8,882	98.7	103.1

Population of Fitzgerald city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,001	—
2021	8,969	−32
2022	8,909	−60
2023	8,966	+57
2024	8,871	−95
2025	8,882	+11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±3.2: for men 36.1 ±4.4 and for women 37.8 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fitzgerald city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	642 ±193	7.2% ±2.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,477 ±409	16.6% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	465 ±196	5.2% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,676 ±437	30.0% ±4.9	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,132 ±343	23.9% ±3.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,526 ±229	17.1% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $37,323 ±$5,685, and income per person $21,804 ±$2,424, 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 Fitzgerald city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,089 ±291	28.2% ±7.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,299 ±362	33.7% ±9.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	648 ±249	16.8% ±6.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	492 ±172	12.8% ±4.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	195 ±94	5.1% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	29 to 157	0.8% to 4.1%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 89	0% to 2.3%	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 Fitzgerald city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,407 ±646	27.8% ±7.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	355 to 1,055	33.3% ±14.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,258 ±334	28.8% ±6.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	444 ±144	20.6% ±5.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fitzgerald city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fitzgerald city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,284 ±227	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±3.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±4.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±7.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±7.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$99,000 ±$7,188	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$670 ±$55	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±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 Fitzgerald city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	79 to 365	0.9% to 4.1%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,027 ±345	45.2% ±3.9	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,549 ±396	51.0% ±4.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 146	< 0.1% to 1.6%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.7%	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 20	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.7%	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 Fitzgerald city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	7,288 ±322	81.7% ±3.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,344 ±291	15.1% ±3.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 77	0% to 0.9%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	93 to 419	1.0% to 4.7%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 62	0% to 0.7%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	68 to 392	0.8% to 4.4%	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%.

Fitzgerald city among the places of Georgia

122nd 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 Fitzgerald city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Toccoa city	9,238 ±22
Bemiss CDP	9,201 ±859
Irondale CDP	9,185 ±1,342
Panthersville CDP	9,053 ±928
Fair Oaks CDP	9,014 ±1,362
Fitzgerald city	8,918 ±34
Fort Valley city	8,858 ±19
Country Club Estates CDP	8,780 ±1,091
Auburn city	8,711 ±99
Hampton city	8,687 ±29
Centerville city	8,505 ±21

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