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McIntosh County, GA

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

AI Overview

McIntosh County is a small coastal Georgia county of 11,187 residents with an older-than-average median age of 51.8 years, a labor force participation rate of just 46.7%, and only 18.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker costs are low—median worker earnings of $31,165 and median gross rent of $781/month—though a 22.4% poverty rate and GDP per capita of $21,220 point to constrained local economic output. The county has shed 20.8% of its population over the past five years, and a mean commute of 37.5 minutes suggests residents frequently work outside the county.

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

Population

11,187

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,273

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-20.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,218 (63.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,177 (28.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races619 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race223 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone43 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone22 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish111
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic37
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13
  4. 4.Other Indo-European11
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

825

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,220

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,599

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance954
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services682
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)533
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)477
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities392

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,555
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,079
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations932
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations533
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations507

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.49×)246
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.26×)538
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.26×)587
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.26×)665
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)290

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$173,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$781/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999659 (16.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999484 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999375 (9.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999294 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999225 (5.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999218 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,165

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,339 (73.8%)
  • Worked At Home765 (16.9%)
  • Carpooled379 (8.4%)
  • Other23 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit13 (0.3%)
  • Walked3 (0.1%)

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.