2022 population: 82,966 ( 11,599 from 2010 , 2,824 from 2020)
Land area: 328.6 square miles
Population density: 252.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	19,338	23.31%	29.2%
Black:	58,862	70.95%	6.9%
Indian:	155	0.19%	12.4%
Asian:	749	0.90%	2.9%
2+ races:	1,116	1.35%	17.8%
Hispanic:	2,746	3.31%	32.5%

Total non-White:	63,628	76.69%	5.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,518	14.7
Deaths:	2,851	16.6
Net Migration:	-2,388	-13.9
Net Immigration:	61	0.4

Change in White population:	-7,977	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-3,622	-3.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
94,565
27,315	28.88%
63,198	66.83%
177	0.19%
771	0.82%
947	1.00%
2,073	2.19%
67,250	71.12%

2000
96,065
35,794	37.26%
57,521	59.88%
192	0.20%
569	0.59%
623	0.65%
1,292	1.34%
60,271	62.74%

1990
96,311
46,666	48.45%
48,106	49.95%
255	0.26%
469	0.49%
n/a
815	0.85%
49,645	51.55%

1980
100,718
56,326	55.92%
42,321	42.02%
292	0.29%
326	0.32%
n/a
1,381	1.37%
44,392	44.08%

1970
89,639
58,282	65.02%
30,461	33.98%
70	0.08%
232	0.26%
n/a
530	0.59%
31,357	34.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,344	14.9
8,033	8.4
-6,728	-7.0
780	0.8

-8,479	-8.8
6,979	7.3

Number	Rate
1990's
16,995	17.6
8,593	8.9
-11,548	-12.0
334	0.3

-10,872	-11.3
10,626	11.0

Number	Rate
1980's
18,583	18.5
7,582	7.5
-14,717	-14.6
n/a

-9,660	-9.6
5,253	5.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,325	-3.7
n/a

-1,956	-2.2
13,035	14.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Dougherty County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.2
20,362	24.5%
62,604	75.5%
14,018	16.9%

34,041
2.36

19,616	57.6%
9,558	48.7%
4,847	24.7%
14,425	42.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.2
24,334	25.7%
70,231	74.3%
11,457	12.1%

36,508
2.47

23,422	64.2%
12,317	52.6%
5,361	22.9%
13,086	35.8%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
26,495	27.6%
69,570	72.4%
11,310	11.8%

35,608
2.57

24,432	68.6%
14,765	60.4%
4,981	20.4%
11,176	31.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
29,377	30.5%
66,934	69.5%
9,872	10.3%

34,041
2.73

25,303	74.3%
17,159	67.8%
4,692	18.5%
8,738	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
26.0
34,351	34.1%
66,367	65.9%
7,228	7.2%

32,805
2.99

25,661	78.2%
19,649	76.6%
3,663	14.3%
7,144	21.8%

2022 Housing Data for Dougherty County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,352	9.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,712	8.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,799	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,655	7.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,461	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,584	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,419	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,611	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,236	6.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,725	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,258	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,362	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,543	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,126	3.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,141	3.4%
$200,000 or more	1,057	3.1%

Median Household Income	45,640
Per Capita Income	26,563

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	78
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,214	9.4%
Public Assistance	494	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,035	26.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	30,187	58.8%
Unemployed	3,507	6.8%
In Armed Forces	360	0.7%

Total Labor Force	34,054	66.4%
Not in Labor Force	17,263	33.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,719	11,059	46.8%
Non-Profit	989	2,375	29.4%
Self-Employed	1,463	1,120	56.6%

Local Government	781	1,936	28.7%
State Government	680	1,857	26.8%
Federal Government	932	452	67.3%

Total Private + Self	11,182	12,179	47.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,382	6,620	33.8%
Total	14,564	18,799	43.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,861	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,309	21.9%
Professional, Technical	7,063	21.1%
Service Occupations	7,215	21.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	173	0.5%
All others	7,994	23.9%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	5,544	16.6%
Retail trade	3,963	11.9%
Educational services	3,598	10.8%
Manufacturing	3,063	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	3,033	9.1%
Public administration	2,543	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,009	6.0%
Other services	1,827	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,538	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,396	4.2%
Construction	1,378	4.1%
Finance and insurance	925	2.8%
Wholesale trade	596	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	523	1.6%
Information	479	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	452	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	326	1.0%
Utilities	203	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	29	0.1%
Management	17	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,048	1.23%
Puerto Rican	216	0.25%
Cuban	57	0.07%
Dominican	317	0.37%

Total Central American	669	0.79%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	429	0.50%
Honduran	78	0.09%
Nicaraguan	31	0.04%
Panamanian	44	0.05%
Salvadoran	87	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	135	0.16%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.01%
Ecuadorian	37	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	2	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	87	0.10%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	243	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	247	0.29%
Filipino	190	0.22%
Chinese	155	0.18%
Thai	35	0.04%
Korean	24	0.03%
Japanese	16	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	76,081	95.7%
Spanish	2,246	2.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	249	0.3%
Tagalog	188	0.2%
Vietnamese	174	0.2%
Other	150	0.2%
German, other Germanic	147	0.2%
Chinese	111	0.1%
Other Indo-European	88	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	6,714	7.9%
English	3,040	3.6%
Irish	2,600	3.1%
German	2,092	2.5%
African	1,095	1.3%
Italian	887	1.0%
European	530	0.6%
Scottish	509	0.6%
Dutch	452	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	451	0.5%
Haitian	358	0.4%
French	307	0.4%
Bahamian	215	0.3%
British	200	0.2%
Polish	184	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	83,781	98.5%
Not a citizen	1,257	1.5%

Native	83,174	97.8%
Foreign-born	1,864	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,419	4.4%	6,473	11.7%	16,317	29.6%	17,141	31.0%	7,102	12.9%	5,757	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,419	4.4%
9-12 Years	6,473	11.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	16,317	29.6%
Some College	17,141	31.0%
Bach. Degree	7,102	12.9%
Grad Degree	5,757	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	42,550	39,320	3,230	7.6%	5.4%
1991	42,591	39,643	2,948	6.9%	5.3%
1992	43,694	39,410	4,284	9.8%	6.6%
1993	43,974	40,018	3,956	9.0%	5.7%
1994	45,578	41,335	4,243	9.3%	5.1%
1995	44,651	41,758	2,893	6.5%	4.8%
1996	45,861	42,886	2,975	6.5%	4.6%
1997	46,648	43,375	3,273	7.0%	4.5%
1998	46,764	42,664	4,100	8.8%	4.2%
1999	45,495	41,858	3,637	8.0%	3.8%

2000	41,285	39,144	2,141	5.2%	3.5%
2001	40,301	38,064	2,237	5.6%	4.1%
2002	40,740	38,109	2,631	6.5%	5.3%
2003	41,701	39,175	2,526	6.1%	5.1%
2004	41,293	38,641	2,652	6.4%	5.1%
2005	41,350	38,578	2,772	6.7%	5.7%
2006	41,525	38,840	2,685	6.5%	5.1%
2007	42,001	39,452	2,549	6.1%	4.9%
2008	42,176	39,002	3,174	7.5%	6.8%
2009	42,259	37,595	4,664	11.0%	10.4%

2010	41,623	36,327	5,296	12.7%	10.7%
2011	41,182	36,196	4,986	12.1%	10.1%
2012	40,755	36,216	4,539	11.1%	9.0%
2013	39,661	35,585	4,076	10.3%	8.1%
2014	38,601	35,022	3,579	9.3%	7.1%
2015	37,460	34,519	2,941	7.9%	6.1%
2016	38,172	35,525	2,647	6.9%	5.4%
2017	39,280	36,887	2,393	6.1%	4.8%
2018	38,689	36,578	2,111	5.5%	4.0%
2019	37,709	35,924	1,785	4.7%	3.5%

2020	37,712	34,469	3,243	8.6%	6.5%
2021	37,149	34,815	2,334	6.3%	3.9%
2022	36,369	34,798	1,571	4.3%	3.0%
2023	36,062	34,517	1,545	4.3%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	40,591
Median Value	$119,100

Occupied	34,041	83.9%
Vacant	6,550	16.1%

Owned	15,852	46.6%
Rented	18,189	53.4%
Median Rent	$898

Single-Family Units	26,045	64.2%
Detached	24,650	60.7%
Attached	1,395	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,510	11.1%
Mobile Homes	1,953	4.8%

Dougherty County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dougherty County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Dougherty County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dougherty County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dougherty County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dougherty County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Dougherty County, GA