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Worth County, GA

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

AI Overview

Worth County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county with a population of 20,575 that has edged down 0.4% over five years, signaling modest outmigration pressure. The labor force participation rate is 55.5% with an unemployment rate of 6.4%, and only 11.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce concentrated in lower-credentialed occupations; median worker earnings stand at $37,007 against a median household income of $58,694. Housing costs are low—median home value of $112,400 and median gross rent of $855 per month—with a 73.7% homeownership rate, though a 20.2% poverty rate and GDP per capita of $15,583 reflect constrained economic output.

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

Population

20,575

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,694

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,576 (66.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,166 (25.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,006 (4.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone258 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race238 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone158 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish238
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island178
  3. 3.Other Indo-European86
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic44
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,186

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$15,583

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,059

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,825
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,404
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)778
  4. 4.Construction (Group)731
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities727

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,595
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,943
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,521
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,264
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,062

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.39×)461
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.94×)382
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.62×)1,506
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.53×)903
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)634

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$112,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$855/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999690 (12.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999626 (11.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999528 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999496 (8.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999385 (6.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999348 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,007

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,907 (83.0%)
  • Worked At Home500 (6.0%)
  • Carpooled491 (5.9%)
  • Other263 (3.2%)
  • Walked89 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit64 (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.