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Colquitt County, GA

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

AI Overview

Colquitt County is a small agricultural and light-industrial economy in southwest Georgia, with a population of 45,907 that grew just 0.7% over five years. The workforce of roughly 59.3% labor force participation skews toward lower-wage occupations, reflected in median worker earnings of $35,414 and a bachelor's degree attainment rate of only 15.7%, though housing costs remain low with a median home value of $121,400 and median gross rent of $779 per month. A poverty rate of 23.9% and per capita income of $27,073 signal persistent income constraints, while a foreign-born population of 11.4% points to labor supply tied to agriculture and food processing sectors.

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

Population

45,907

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,341

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.7% since 2018

Colquitt County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,636 (55.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,546 (22.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,751 (12.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,188 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,020 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone662 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,041
  2. 2.Vietnamese197
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic160
  4. 4.Other Indo-European94
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,153

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,933

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,073

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,125
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,617
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining2,398
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)2,177
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,252

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,891
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,348
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,842
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,206
  5. 5.Service Occupations3,137

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.95×)2,560
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)2,622
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)5,264
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.10×)513
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$121,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$779/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,467 (13.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,042 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999947 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999835 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999692 (6.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999551 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,414

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,532 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled2,586 (12.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,198 (5.9%)
  • Public Transit466 (2.3%)
  • Walked299 (1.5%)
  • Other94 (0.5%)

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.