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Appling County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Appling County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Appling County is a small rural Georgia county of 18,426 residents with an economic profile shaped by relatively high GDP per capita ($92,540) despite modest household incomes of $46,651 and a 23.8% poverty rate. The labor force is limited in size—participation stands at just 52.6%—and educational attainment is low, with only 9.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though unemployment is 3.6%. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $81,400 and median rent of $711/month, and the county's population has been essentially flat, declining 0.2% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

18,426

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,651

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

Appling County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,668 (68.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,351 (18.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race970 (5.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone857 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races518 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone73 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,527
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic142
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)46
  4. 4.Arabic39
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

697

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$92,540

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,218

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,533
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,401
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,051
  4. 4.Construction (Group)683
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)635

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,287
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,621
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,602
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,182
  5. 5.Service Occupations952

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.40×)394
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.59×)1,254
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.58×)542
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)1,121
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)639

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$81,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$711/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999475 (9.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999415 (8.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999397 (7.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999391 (7.5%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999371 (7.1%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999343 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,067 (80.9%)
  • Carpooled893 (11.9%)
  • Worked At Home262 (3.5%)
  • Other160 (2.1%)
  • Walked59 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit49 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.