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Peach County, GA

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

AI Overview

Peach County is a small Middle Georgia county of 28,269 residents that grew 4.8% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $35,300 and median worker earnings of $35,675. The available labor force skews toward high school graduates (87.7% attainment), with 24.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a labor force participation rate of 58.8%, and an unemployment rate of 6.7%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $186,100 and median gross rent of $901/month—alongside a 70.5% homeownership rate, though a 17.7% poverty rate signals underlying income constraints in the local workforce.

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

Population

28,269

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,293

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,211 (46.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,873 (41.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,503 (5.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone944 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race802 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone109 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,474
  2. 2.Other Indo-European43
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)32
  4. 4.Arabic29
  5. 5.Korean24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,550

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,300

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,624

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,084
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,453
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,297
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)1,260
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,249

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,844
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,746
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,158
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,807
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,644

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.11×)1,245
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)917
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.19×)237
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)1,462
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.07×)1,173

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$186,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$901/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,250 (17.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999981 (13.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999874 (11.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999852 (11.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999431 (5.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999414 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,675

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,773 (75.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,569 (12.1%)
  • Carpooled1,218 (9.4%)
  • Walked197 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit137 (1.1%)
  • Motorcycle40 (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.