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Turner County, GA

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

AI Overview

Turner County is a small, agriculture-rooted rural county with a population of 8,915 that has grown 12.0% over the past five years. The labor market is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 55.8%, an unemployment rate of 11.6%, and only 11.1% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $30,646 and a median home value of $95,200 point to a low-cost operating environment. A poverty rate of 21.6% and median household income of $36,799 reflect persistent economic challenges, while median gross rent of $655 per month underscores the county's affordability relative to broader Georgia markets.

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

Population

8,915

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$36,799

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,837 (54.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,258 (36.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races409 (4.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone315 (3.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone96 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race24 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish386
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)84
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

329

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,881

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$23,275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance808
  2. 2.Construction (Group)541
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)460
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)354
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services269

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations804
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations760
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations639
  4. 4.Service Occupations624
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations481

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.20×)173
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.93×)309
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.61×)376
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.30×)480
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$95,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$655/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $30,000 to $34,999235 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999191 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999177 (8.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999173 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999164 (7.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999147 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,646

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,381 (73.0%)
  • Worked At Home397 (12.2%)
  • Carpooled378 (11.6%)
  • Other31 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit29 (0.9%)
  • Taxi26 (0.8%)

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.