Baldwin County, GA

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2024 Population

43,642

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.5

0.275% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.7%

1.28% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,403

1.82% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$181,900

10.4% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

16,489

0.862% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Baldwin 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.

98.3% of the residents in Baldwin County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Baldwin County, GA are Georgia College & State University (1,761 degrees awarded in 2023) and Georgia Military College (1,559 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Baldwin County, GA was $181,900, and the homeownership rate was 61.1%.

Most people in Baldwin County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Baldwin County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Baldwin County, GA borders Hancock County, GA, Jones County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Washington County, GA, and Wilkinson County, GA.

United States Georgia Milledgeville, GA

Population & Diversity

Baldwin County, GA is home to a population of 43.6k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.3% of Baldwin County, GA residents were born outside of the country (1.44k people).

In 2024, there were 1.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.4k people) in Baldwin County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 759 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Baldwin County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Baldwin County, GA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Baldwin County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.4k ± 110
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
18k ± 246
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
759 ± 102

2.88%

Hispanic Population

1.26k people

2.88% of the people in Baldwin County, GA are hispanic (1.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Baldwin 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

3.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.44k people

2.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.11k people

As of 2024, 3.3% of Baldwin County, GA residents (1.44k 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 Baldwin County, GA was 2.55%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
548 ± 145
Gulf War (1990s)
347 ± 197
Gulf War (2001-)
346 ± 134

Baldwin County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Baldwin County, GA employs 16.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Baldwin County, GA were Educational Services (2,926 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,329 people), and Manufacturing (1,798 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($127,768), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($84,082), and Information ($73,056).

Employment

Occupations

16.5k

2024 Value

± 1,067

0.862%

1 Year growth

± 9.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baldwin County, GA grew at a rate of 0.862%, from 16.3k employees to 16.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baldwin County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,957 people), Management Occupations (1,916 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,800 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baldwin 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

16.5k

2024 Value

± 1,067

0.862%

1 Year growth

± 9.51%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baldwin County, GA grew at a rate of 0.862%, from 16.3k employees to 16.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baldwin County, GA, are Educational Services (2,926 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,329 people), and Manufacturing (1,798 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baldwin County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Baldwin County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,083

Median earning men ± $5,069

$35,005

Median earning women ± $3,386

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($95,893), Wholesale Trade ($88,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($84,082).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,538), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,938), and Public Administration ($42,000).

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

84
Retail Trade
61
Other Services (except Public Administration)
48
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
Health Care and Social Assistance
$103k
Manufacturing
$83.1k
Retail Trade

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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin County, GA awarded 3,320 degrees. The student population of Baldwin County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,889 male students and 8,687 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Baldwin County, GA are White (2,066 and 62.5%), Black or African American (791 and 23.9%), Hispanic or Latino (225 and 6.81%), and Asian (71 and 2.15%).

The largest universities in Baldwin County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Georgia College & State University (1,761 and 53%) and Georgia Military College (1,559 and 47%).

The most popular majors in Baldwin County, GA are General Studies (428 and 12.9%), Pre-Nursing Studies (242 and 7.29%), and General Business Administration & Management (182 and 5.48%).

The median tuition cost in Baldwin County, GA for a public four year colleges is $7,557 for in-state students and $17,147 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Baldwin County, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 87.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 13,576 (36% men and 64% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 13,576 students enrolled in Baldwin County, GA, 36% men and 64% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,086 records, of which 63.8% were women and 36.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
428 degrees awarded
Pre-Nursing Studies
242 degrees awarded
General Business
140 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Baldwin County, GA was General Studies with 428 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Georgia College & State University
1,761 degrees awarded
Georgia Military College
1,559 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Georgia College & State University with 1,761 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,137 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Baldwin County, GA, which is 0.521 times less than the 2,183 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 2,066 degrees mean that there were 2.61 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 791 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

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,557) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,490) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($860) 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 Baldwin County, GA was $181,900 in 2024, which is 0.547 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $164,700 to $181,900, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Baldwin County, GA is 61.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Baldwin County, GA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Baldwin County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 17.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Baldwin County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.55%.

Housing

Property

$181,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,240

$10,125

Median Property Taxes

±$752

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.1%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.1% of the housing units in Baldwin County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Baldwin 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.

$54,403

Median Household Income

± $3,703

16.6k

Number of Households

± 1,095

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.6k households in Baldwin County, GA declined from $54,403 from the previous year's value of $55,413.

The following chart displays the households in Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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 (80%)
Carpooled (9.14%)
Worked At Home (8.25%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Baldwin County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.14%) and those who worked at home (8.25%).

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

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baldwin County, GA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.01% of the workforce in Baldwin County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 17.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Baldwin County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.55%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baldwin County, GA (8.31k out of 38.3k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Baldwin 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 29.2% of the children was living in poverty in Baldwin County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.5%.

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 689 in Baldwin County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 56 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

87.8% of the population of Baldwin County, GA has health coverage, with 44.6% on employee plans, 16.2% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.902% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Baldwin County, GA see 2,304 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,304 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2424 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 467 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,304 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Baldwin County, GA

Primary care physicians in Baldwin County, GA see an average of 2,304 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,304 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 26% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.2%

Uninsured

44.6%

Employer Coverage

16.2%

Medicaid

13.5%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

0.902%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Baldwin County, GA grew by 3.32% from 11.8% to 12.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Baldwin 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 68.2 in Baldwin County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Baldwin 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 39.8% in Baldwin County, GA.

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