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McDuffie County, GA

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

AI Overview

McDuffie County is a small rural Georgia county of 21,687 residents with modest population growth of 0.9% over five years. The labor force participation rate of 57.2% is relatively low, and only 17.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce concentrated in trades and manual occupations; median worker earnings stand at $34,944 against a poverty rate of 19.0%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $155,100 and median gross rent of $813/month—and the 3.7% unemployment rate reflects a stable, if cost-constrained, local economy with a mean commute of 22.7 minutes.

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

Population

21,687

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,733

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,021 (55.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone8,712 (40.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races541 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race202 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone174 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone68 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish486
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic19
  4. 4.Other Indo-European19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,393

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,246

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,071

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,515
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,261
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,112
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services690
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities623

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,660
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,097
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,068
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,398
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations937

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.74×)259
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.39×)1,295
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)682
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.17×)754
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)2,473

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$155,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$813/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999675 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999594 (11.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999579 (10.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999441 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999399 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999336 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,944

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,663 (84.0%)
  • Worked At Home606 (6.6%)
  • Carpooled587 (6.4%)
  • Other195 (2.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle20 (0.2%)

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.