Ben Hill County, GA

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2024 Population

17,089

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

0.519% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25.2%

2.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$41,758

6.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$112,700

1.66% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

7,168

4.66% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ben Hill 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.

97.8% of the residents in Ben Hill County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ben Hill County, GA was $112,700, and the homeownership rate was 63.3%.

Most people in Ben Hill County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Ben Hill County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Ben Hill County, GA borders Coffee County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Turner County, GA, and Wilcox County, GA.

United States Georgia Fitzgerald, GA

Population & Diversity

Ben Hill County, GA is home to a population of 17.1k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.74% of Ben Hill County, GA residents were born outside of the country (468 people).

In 2024, there were 1.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.1k people) in Ben Hill County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.49k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 495 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Ben Hill County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ben Hill County, GA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ben Hill County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.1k ± 80
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.49k ± 105
White (Hispanic)
495 ± 277

6.8%

Hispanic Population

1.16k people

6.8% of the people in Ben Hill County, GA are hispanic (1.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ben Hill 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

2.74%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

468 people

2.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

458 people

As of 2024, 2.74% of Ben Hill County, GA residents (468 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 Ben Hill County, GA was 2.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
304 ± 121
Gulf War (1990s)
174 ± 129
Gulf War (2001-)
93 ± 73

Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County, GA.

Economy

The economy of Ben Hill County, GA employs 7.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ben Hill County, GA were Manufacturing (1,515 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (785 people), and Retail Trade (732 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($62,500), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,500), and Information ($56,538).

Employment

Occupations

7.17k

2024 Value

± 739

4.66%

1 Year growth

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ben Hill County, GA grew at a rate of 4.66%, from 6.85k employees to 7.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ben Hill County, GA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (760 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (753 people), and Management Occupations (751 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ben Hill 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

7.17k

2024 Value

± 739

4.66%

1 Year growth

± 13.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ben Hill County, GA grew at a rate of 4.66%, from 6.85k employees to 7.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ben Hill County, GA, are Manufacturing (1,515 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (785 people), and Retail Trade (732 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ben Hill County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Ben Hill County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,508

Median earning men ± $2,439

$31,137

Median earning women ± $1,627

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,417), Other Services Except Public Administration ($62,768), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,167), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,861), and Public Administration ($33,850).

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

36
Retail Trade
23
Other Services (except Public Administration)
21
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

$93.1k
Manufacturing
$22.1k
Retail Trade
$18.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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 Ben Hill 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ben Hill County, GA was $112,700 in 2024, which is 0.339 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,600 to $112,700, a 1.66% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ben Hill County, GA is 63.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ben Hill County, GA have an average commute time of 16.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ben Hill County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ben Hill County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.22%.

Housing

Property

$112,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,010

$4,481

Median Property Taxes

±$531

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

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

Rent vs Own

63.3%

Homeownership

2024

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.3% of the housing units in Ben Hill County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ben Hill 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.

$41,758

Median Household Income

± $3,419

7.08k

Number of Households

± 689

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.08k households in Ben Hill County, GA grew to $41,758 from the previous year's value of $39,081.

The following chart displays the households in Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill 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 (82.5%)
Carpooled (6.4%)
Worked At Home (5.68%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Ben Hill County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.4%) and those who worked at home (5.68%).

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

16.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ben Hill County, GA have a shorter commute time (16.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.36% of the workforce in Ben Hill County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ben Hill County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.22%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

25.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ben Hill County, GA (4.21k out of 16.7k 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 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ben Hill County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 35.2% of the children was living in poverty in Ben Hill County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.7%.

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 361 in Ben Hill County, GA. From 2015 to 2022, the indicator declined 137 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

81% of the population of Ben Hill County, GA has health coverage, with 28.9% on employee plans, 26.6% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 9.99% on non-group plans, and 1.96% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ben Hill County, GA see 2,145 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,145 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1897 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2447 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,145 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ben Hill County, GA

Primary care physicians in Ben Hill County, GA see an average of 2,145 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,145 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

19%

Uninsured

28.9%

Employer Coverage

26.6%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

9.99%

Non-Group

1.96%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ben Hill County, GA grew by 1.5% from 18.7% to 19%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ben Hill 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 77.3 in Ben Hill County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ben Hill 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 41.9% in Ben Hill County, GA.

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