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Talbot County, GA

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

AI Overview

Talbot County is a small, rural Georgia county of 5,753 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 49.9% and a median age of 51.0 years, reflecting a limited and older working-age population. Only 15.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $34,091, while housing costs remain low with a median home value of $127,200 and an 83.9% homeownership rate. The county has shed 9.8% of its population over five years, carries a 21.6% poverty rate, and posts a GDP per capita of $24,678, with residents averaging a 42.9-minute commute—suggesting most employment is located outside the county itself.

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

Population

5,753

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,597

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone3,083 (53.7%)
  • White Alone2,319 (40.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races263 (4.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone68 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone4 (0.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish58
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic23
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island7
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

482

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,678

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,737

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance551
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)310
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services244
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)194
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services193

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations656
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations485
  3. 3.Service Occupations399
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations383
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations245

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.35×)315
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.34×)218
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.24×)682
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.11×)229
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)149

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$127,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$950/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999250 (12.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999127 (6.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999123 (6.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999118 (5.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999118 (5.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999118 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,091

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

42.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,607 (75.0%)
  • Carpooled231 (10.8%)
  • Worked At Home192 (9.0%)
  • Other83 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (1.1%)
  • Walked7 (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.