Dooly County, GA

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2022 Population

11,236

2.68% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

45.1

3.68% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

21%

7.09% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$54,109

36.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$94,500

17.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dooly County, GA had a population of 11.2k people with a median age of 45.1 and a median household income of $54,109. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dooly County, GA declined from 11,546 to 11,236, a −2.68% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,641 to $54,109, a 36.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dooly County, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (47.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (41.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.38%), Other (Hispanic) (2.88%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.12%).

None of the households in Dooly County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Dooly County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Dooly County, GA was $94,500, and the homeownership rate was 70.3%.

Most people in Dooly County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Dooly County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Dooly County, GA borders Crisp County, GA, Houston County, GA, Macon County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Sumter County, GA, and Wilcox County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Dooly County, GA is home to a population of 11.2k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.2% of Dooly County, GA residents were born outside of the country (360 people).

In 2022, there were 1.15 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.36k people) in Dooly County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.66k White (Non-Hispanic) and 380 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97%

2022 Citizenship

96.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97% of Dooly County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Dooly County, GA was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dooly County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dooly County, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.36k ± 140
White (Non-Hispanic)
4.66k ± 72
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
380 ± 153

7.4%

Hispanic Population

832 people

7.4% of the people in Dooly County, GA are hispanic (832 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dooly County, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

360 people

3.91%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

451 people

As of 2022, 3.2% of Dooly County, GA residents (360 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dooly County, GA was 3.91%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dooly County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
282 ± 123
Gulf War (2001-)
68 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 35

Dooly County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.15 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dooly County, GA employs 3.96k people. The largest industries in Dooly County, GA are Public Administration (510 people), Manufacturing (427 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (418 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($167,528), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($162,500), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($129,750).

Employment

Occupations

3.96k

2022 Value

± 500

−0.678%

1 Year decline

± 17.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dooly County, GA declined at a rate of −0.678%, from 3.99k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dooly County, GA, are Management Occupations (503 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (415 people), and Transportation Occupations (394 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dooly County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.96k

2022 Value

± 500

−0.678%

1 Year decline

± 17.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dooly County, GA declined at a rate of −0.678%, from 3.99k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dooly County, GA, are Public Administration (510 people), Manufacturing (427 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (418 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dooly County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Dooly County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,002

Median earning men ± $6,808

$27,002

Median earning women ± $7,907

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,493), and Public Administration ($56,782).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($167,983), Public Administration ($48,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

15
Retail Trade
13
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dooly County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 52.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.853%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.853%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Dooly County, GA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dooly County, GA was $94,500 in 2022, which is 0.335 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $80,200 to $94,500, a 17.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Dooly County, GA is 70.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dooly County, GA have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dooly County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dooly County, GA is $54,109. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Dooly County, GA was Census Tract 9701 with a value of $70,852, followed by Census Tract 9703 and Census Tract 9702, with respective values of $53,353 and $46,523.

Property

$94,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,310

$2,661

Median Property Taxes

±$396

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dooly County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dooly County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.3%

Homeownership

2022

55.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.3% of the housing units in Dooly County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dooly County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9701
Census Tract 9703
Census Tract 9702

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Dooly County, GA was Census Tract 9701 with a value of $70,852, followed by Census Tract 9703 and Census Tract 9702, with respective values of $53,353 and $46,523.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Dooly County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,109

Median Household Income

± $7,737

3.79k

Number of Households

± 461

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.79k households in Dooly County, GA grew to $54,109 from the previous year's value of $39,641.

The following chart displays the households in Dooly County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dooly County, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.7%)
Carpooled (8.46%)
Worked At Home (5.82%)

In 2022, 81.7% of workers in Dooly County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.46%) and those who worked at home (5.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dooly County, GA have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Dooly County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dooly County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dooly County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dooly County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dooly County, GA (1.94k out of 9.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dooly County, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

82.3% of the population of Dooly County, GA has health coverage, with 35% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 12.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.7%

Uninsured

35%

Employer Coverage

21.6%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

1.12%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dooly County, GA declined by 3.04% from 18.2% to 17.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dooly County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.