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Clinch County, GA

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

AI Overview

Clinch County is a small rural Georgia county of 6,722 residents with a low-cost cost structure — median home values sit at $86,300 and median gross rent at $505 per month. The available labor force is limited, with a participation rate of just 50.8% and 13.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate is a low 3.4% and median worker earnings of $33,699 reflect a modest but stable wage floor. Population has been essentially flat (−0.3% over five years), and a poverty rate of 22.9% alongside a per capita income of $24,906 signal a county with constrained household economic capacity.

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

Population

6,722

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,847

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,376 (64.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,734 (25.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone241 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race164 (2.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone125 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races99 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish406
  2. 2.Arabic25
  3. 3.Vietnamese5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

221

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,610

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,906

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)503
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance488
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining380
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)214
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)185

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations659
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations591
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations533
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations527
  5. 5.Service Occupations207

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.00×)290
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.88×)230
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.53×)396
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.37×)208
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)672

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$86,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$505/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999195 (11.3%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999190 (11.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999141 (8.2%)
  • Less Than $10,000120 (7.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999115 (6.7%)
  • $15,000 to $19,999114 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,699

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,993 (79.2%)
  • Public Transit172 (6.8%)
  • Worked At Home135 (5.4%)
  • Carpooled127 (5.0%)
  • Walked56 (2.2%)
  • Other34 (1.4%)

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.