Coffee County, GA

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2024 Population

43,347

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

1.64% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

23.1%

17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$50,683

1.01% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$128,900

2.55% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

17,248

1.8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Coffee 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.

95.1% of the residents in Coffee County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Coffee County, GA are South Georgia State College (355 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Coffee County, GA was $128,900, and the homeownership rate was 64.7%.

Most people in Coffee County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Coffee County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Coffee County, GA borders Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Telfair County, GA, and Ware County, GA.

United States Georgia Douglas, GA

Population & Diversity

Coffee County, GA is home to a population of 43.3k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.09% of Coffee County, GA residents were born outside of the country (3.07k people).

In 2024, there were 1.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.1k people) in Coffee County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2024 Citizenship

94.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Coffee County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coffee County, GA was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coffee County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.1k ± 250
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
12.2k ± 213
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3k ± 683

13.5%

Hispanic Population

5.86k people

13.5% of the people in Coffee County, GA are hispanic (5.86k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coffee County, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
229,616 ± 11,639 people
India
106,959 ± 7,990 people
Jamaica
51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

Foreign-Born Population

7.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.07k people

7.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.3k people

As of 2024, 7.09% of Coffee County, GA residents (3.07k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coffee County, GA was 7.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
466 ± 149
Gulf War (2001-)
267 ± 133
Gulf War (1990s)
259 ± 110

Coffee County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Coffee County, GA.

Economy

The economy of Coffee County, GA employs 17.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coffee County, GA were Manufacturing (2,929 people), Educational Services (2,198 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,153 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($80,294), Utilities ($56,684), and Public Administration ($53,844).

Employment

Occupations

17.2k

2024 Value

± 1,220

1.8%

1 Year growth

± 9.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coffee County, GA grew at a rate of 1.8%, from 16.9k employees to 17.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coffee County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,816 people), Management Occupations (1,686 people), and Production Occupations (1,613 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coffee County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

17.2k

2024 Value

± 1,220

1.8%

1 Year growth

± 9.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coffee County, GA grew at a rate of 1.8%, from 16.9k employees to 17.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coffee County, GA, are Manufacturing (2,929 people), Educational Services (2,198 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,153 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coffee County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Coffee County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,411

Median earning men ± $1,975

$33,452

Median earning women ± $2,730

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,917), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,761).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,917), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,078), and Public Administration ($37,760).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

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

105
Retail Trade
61
Other Services (except Public Administration)
60
Retail Trade

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$195k
Manufacturing
$126k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$81.2k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

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

Voting results are not available for Coffee County, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

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 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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Coffee County, GA awarded 355 degrees. The student population of Coffee County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 600 male students and 1,253 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Coffee County, GA are White (241 and 68.9%), Black or African American (61 and 17.4%), Hispanic or Latino (38 and 10.9%), and Two or More Races (7 and 2%).

The largest universities in Coffee County, GA by number of degrees awarded are South Georgia State College (355 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Coffee County, GA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (182 and 51.3%), Registered Nursing (86 and 24.2%), and Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services (25 and 7.04%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $2,280 for in-state students and $8,632 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,853 students enrolled in Coffee County, GA, 32.4% men and 67.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,105 records, of which 69.5% were women and 30.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
182 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
71 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Coffee County, GA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 182 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Coffee County, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

South Georgia State College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

355 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was South Georgia State College with 355 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 106 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Coffee County, GA, which is 0.426 times less than the 249 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 241 degrees mean that there were 3.95 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 61 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,280) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($690) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($992) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coffee County, GA was $128,900 in 2024, which is 0.387 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $125,700 to $128,900, a 2.55% increase. The homeownership rate in Coffee County, GA is 64.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coffee County, GA have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coffee County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coffee County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.874%.

Housing

Property

$128,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,630

$9,925

Median Property Taxes

±$816

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 Coffee County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.7% of the housing units in Coffee County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$50,683

Median Household Income

± $4,084

15.3k

Number of Households

± 1,034

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.3k households in Coffee County, GA grew to $50,683 from the previous year's value of $50,175.

The following chart displays the households in Coffee 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 Coffee County, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Carpooled (8.79%)
Worked At Home (5.61%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Coffee County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.79%) and those who worked at home (5.61%).

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

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coffee County, GA have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.11% of the workforce in Coffee County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coffee 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 Coffee County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coffee County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coffee County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.874%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

23.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coffee County, GA (9.17k out of 39.6k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 30.3% of the children was living in poverty in Coffee County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 325 in Coffee County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 31.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

82.1% of the population of Coffee County, GA has health coverage, with 35.3% on employee plans, 24% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 9.27% on non-group plans, and 1.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Coffee County, GA see 1,886 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,886 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2698 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2888 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,886 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Coffee County, GA

Primary care physicians in Coffee County, GA see an average of 1,886 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,886 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Coffee County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

17.9%

Uninsured

35.3%

Employer Coverage

24%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

9.27%

Non-Group

1.55%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coffee County, GA declined by 2.81% from 18.5% to 17.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 79.4 in Coffee County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Coffee County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.4% in Coffee County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Coffee County, GA.