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Houston County, GA

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

AI Overview

Houston County's economy reflects a middle Georgia county with a workforce of roughly 114,000 labor-force participants, where 32.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $45,913 against a median household income of $80,698. Housing costs remain relatively contained, with a median home value of $205,600 and median gross rent of $1,143 per month, supported by a 67.1% homeownership rate. The county added 10.0% to its population over five years, reaching 174,897 residents, with a 5.0% unemployment rate, a 10.1% poverty rate, and a mean commute of 22.9 minutes.

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

Population

174,897

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$80,698

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+10.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone91,060 (53.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone55,017 (32.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races8,655 (5.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,767 (3.4%)
  • Asian Alone5,105 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,320 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish6,890
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,125
  3. 3.Vietnamese1,007
  4. 4.Other Indo-European670
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)644

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

19,366

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,848

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,079

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,233
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)11,778
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)9,300
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,462
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)6,694

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations31,078
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations15,951
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,637
  4. 4.Service Occupations10,783
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,222

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.33×)11,961
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)9,936
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)5,064
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.90×)4,589
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 0.89×)6,747

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$205,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,143/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9996,507 (15.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9996,163 (14.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,120 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,357 (10.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9993,674 (8.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,557 (8.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,913

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone61,451 (78.6%)
  • Worked At Home8,073 (10.3%)
  • Carpooled6,988 (8.9%)
  • Other477 (0.6%)
  • Walked318 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle305 (0.4%)

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.