Baxley, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,888

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.9

6.08% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

32.2%

12.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$29,880

1.78% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$72,300

Population & Diversity

Baxley, GA is home to a population of 4.89k people, from which 97.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.14% of Baxley, GA residents were born outside of the country (251 people).

In 2024, there were 1.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.67k people) in Baxley, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 251 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

93.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Baxley, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Baxley, GA was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Baxley, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.67k ± 358
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.7k ± 395
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
251 ± 183

6.32%

Hispanic Population

309 people

6.32% of the people in Baxley, GA are hispanic (309 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

5.14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

251 people

10.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

540 people

As of 2024, 5.14% of Baxley, GA residents (251 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 Baxley, GA was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
32 ± 40
Gulf War (1990s)
7 ± 18
Vietnam
4 ± 31

Baxley, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Baxley, GA employs 1.46k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Baxley, GA were Retail Trade (543 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (142 people), and Educational Services (129 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($95,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,838), and Educational Services ($50,972).

Employment

Occupations

1.46k

2024 Value

± 328

4.51%

1 Year growth

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baxley, GA grew at a rate of 4.51%, from 1.4k employees to 1.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Baxley, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (397 people), Sales & Related Occupations (295 people), and Material Moving Occupations (149 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Baxley, 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

1.46k

2024 Value

± 328

4.51%

1 Year growth

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Baxley, GA grew at a rate of 4.51%, from 1.4k employees to 1.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Baxley, GA, are Retail Trade (543 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (142 people), and Educational Services (129 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Baxley, GA, though some of these residents may live in Baxley, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,723

Median earning men ± $14,850

$26,616

Median earning women ± $4,162

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($95,125), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,973), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,019).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,232), Public Administration ($25,927), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($25,066).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Baxley, GA was $72,300 in 2024, which is 0.217 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $75,300 to $72,300, a 3.98% decrease. The homeownership rate in Baxley, GA is 59.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Baxley, GA have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Baxley, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$72,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,465

$1,258

Median Property Taxes

±$311

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

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

Rent vs Own

59.9%

Homeownership

2024

77.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.9% of the housing units in Baxley, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Baxley, 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.

$29,880

Median Household Income

± $7,259

2.1k

Number of Households

± 406

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.1k households in Baxley, GA declined from $29,880 from the previous year's value of $30,421.

The following chart displays the households in Baxley, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (83%)
Carpooled (9.49%)
Other (3.36%)

In 2024, 83% of workers in Baxley, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.49%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.36%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Baxley, GA have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.08% of the workforce in Baxley, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Baxley, GA (1.53k out of 4.75k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Baxley, GA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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