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QuickFacts

Houston County, Georgia

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Table

Houston County, Georgia
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
174,897
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
174,897
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
171,974
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
163,640
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
163,642
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
6.9%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 163,633
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 139,900
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
14.0%
Female persons, percent
51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
57.5%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
35.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.4%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
3.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
7.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
51.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 19,116
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 6.5%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 71,616
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 67.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $205,600
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,522
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $460
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,143
Building Permits, 2023 1,696
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 62,158
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.66
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 8.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 95.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 91.9%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 32.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 510,207
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 879,229
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 86,841
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,208,420
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $18,898
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 22.9
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $80,743
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $36,079
Persons in poverty, percent
12.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 2,807
Total employment, 2022 42,002
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 1,684,900
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 14,557
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 2,154
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,253
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 446
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 631
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,187
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,675
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 435.1
Population per square mile, 2010 372.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 376.05
Land area in square miles, 2010 375.54
FIPS Code 13153
Value Notes

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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