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Long County, GA

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

AI Overview

Long County is a small, rural Georgia county of 17,512 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of just $12,216 and median worker earnings of $35,994, suggesting a workforce concentrated in lower-wage sectors. The labor pool is predominantly high-school-educated — only 12.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — with a labor force participation rate of 58.8% and an unemployment rate of 5.4%. Housing costs are relatively low, with a median home value of $196,500 and median gross rent of $931/month, though the county posted a -3.5% population decline over the past five years and carries a 16.0% poverty rate.

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

Population

17,512

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,808

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,025 (54.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,413 (24.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,716 (9.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,255 (6.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race719 (3.9%)
  • Asian Alone134 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,242
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island127
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic106
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)84
  5. 5.Other Indo-European16

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,882

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$12,216

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,483
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services953
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)789
  4. 4.Construction (Group)725
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities621

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,939
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,565
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,504
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,020
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,016

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.84×)724
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.61×)510
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.45×)852
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.35×)626
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)906

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$196,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$931/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999756 (18.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999578 (14.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999448 (11.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999445 (11.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999284 (7.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999269 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,994

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,816 (77.7%)
  • Carpooled879 (11.7%)
  • Worked At Home444 (5.9%)
  • Taxi283 (3.8%)
  • Other33 (0.4%)
  • Walked26 (0.3%)

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.