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Berrien County, GA

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

AI Overview

Berrien County is a small rural Georgia county of 18,257 residents with a low college-attainment rate of 12.8% and median worker earnings of $36,080, pointing to a workforce concentrated in manual and trade occupations. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $115,200 and median gross rent of $771/month, and a 71.0% homeownership rate, though a 22.1% poverty rate and labor force participation of just 56.1% signal constrained economic activity. The county lost 4.0% of its population over the past five years, and a GDP per capita of $24,016 trails median household income of $52,876, reflecting limited output per resident.

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

Population

18,257

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,876

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,987 (81.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,054 (11.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races535 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race468 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone227 (1.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone31 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish709
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island116
  3. 3.Korean22
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,211

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,016

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,263

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,729
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,591
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)808
  4. 4.Construction (Group)749
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services553

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,327
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,753
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,455
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,165
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,112

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.52×)308
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.97×)1,502
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.48×)788
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)438
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.99×)1,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999515 (10.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999478 (9.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999476 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999431 (8.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999314 (6.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999272 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,080

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,916 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled947 (12.0%)
  • Worked At Home584 (7.4%)
  • Walked261 (3.3%)
  • Other67 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit47 (0.6%)

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.