Demographics of Jesup city, Georgia

Jesup city, Georgia had 10,301 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +492 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jesup city, in four figures

10,301
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,942 ±20.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +492 people.; 45.5 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,974 ±$15,123
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.

Jesup city, Georgia's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jesup 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

Jesup city, Georgia's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jesup 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	9,809	100.0	100.0
2021	9,658	98.5	100.2
2022	9,920	101.1	100.7
2023	10,066	102.6	101.6
2024	10,244	104.4	102.5
2025	10,301	105.0	103.1

Population of Jesup city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,809	—
2021	9,658	−151
2022	9,920	+262
2023	10,066	+146
2024	10,244	+178
2025	10,301	+57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±2.3: for men 44.8 ±2.8 and for women 47.9 ±9.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jesup city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	76 to 362	0.8% to 3.6%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,156 ±294	11.6% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	841 ±226	8.5% ±2.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,648 ±431	26.6% ±4.3	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,661 ±388	26.8% ±3.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,417 ±396	24.3% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,974 ±$15,123, and income per person $25,738 ±$3,472, 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 Jesup city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,022 ±291	30.3% ±8.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	715 ±263	21.2% ±7.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	523 ±251	15.5% ±7.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	491 ±179	14.5% ±5.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	282 ±113	8.3% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	19 to 169	0.6% to 5.0%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	69 to 433	2.1% to 12.8%	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 Jesup city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,699 ±454	20.9% ±5.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	217 to 681	32.9% ±13.6	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	730 ±282	18.7% ±6.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	520 ±210	18.2% ±6.9	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 Jesup city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jesup city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	3,933 ±281	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±8.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±6.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.9% ±7.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.1% ±7.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,500 ±$22,175	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$696 ±$209	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±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 Jesup city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	607 ±124	6.1% ±1.2	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,711 ±471	57.4% ±4.7	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,328 ±471	33.5% ±4.7	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	36 to 364	0.4% to 3.7%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	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 20	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 206	0% to 2.1%	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 Jesup city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	5,970 ±544	60.0% ±5.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,078 ±455	31.0% ±4.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 402	0.1% to 4.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	690 ±239	6.9% ±2.4	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	97 to 311	1.0% to 3.1%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	486 ±191	4.9% ±1.9	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%.

Jesup city among the places of Georgia

113th 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 Jesup city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Toccoa city	9,238 ±22
Bemiss CDP	9,201 ±859

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 8 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 22 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 53 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 67 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 81 Places in Georgia by median household income

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