Fort Gaines, GA

Census Place

Add Comparison
2024 Population
1,248
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.5
2.52% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
31.7%
9.31% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$38,071
1.46% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$90,500
0.985% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
498
17.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fort Gaines, 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.

100% of the residents in Fort Gaines, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fort Gaines, GA was $90,500, and the homeownership rate was 48.5%.

Most people in Fort Gaines, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Fort Gaines, GA was 1 car per household.

United StatesGeorgiaClay County, GAHouston, Geneva & Henry Counties--Dothan City PUMA, ALRiver Valley Regional Commission (Outside Muscogee & Chattahoochee Counties) PUMA, GA

Population & Diversity

Fort Gaines, GA is home to a population of 1.25k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Fort Gaines, GA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 6.22 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.03k people) in Fort Gaines, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 166 White (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Fort Gaines, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Gaines, GA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Gaines, GA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.03k ± 217
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    166 ± 71
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    38 ± 38

In 2024, there were 6.22 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.03k people) in Fort Gaines, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 166 White (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    229,616 ± 11,639 people
  2. India
    106,959 ± 7,990 people
  3. 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.

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    14 ± 19
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    4 ± 15

Fort Gaines, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Fort Gaines, GA employs 498 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Gaines, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people), Manufacturing (101 people), and Public Administration (56 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,333), Transportation & Warehousing ($73,194), and Educational Services ($43,750).

Employment

Occupations

498
2024 Value
± 148
17.2%
1 Year growth
± 38.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Gaines, GA grew at a rate of 17.2%, from 425 employees to 498 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Gaines, GA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (98 people), Production Occupations (90 people), and Management Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Gaines, GA.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

498
2024 Value
± 148
17.2%
1 Year growth
± 38.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Gaines, GA grew at a rate of 17.2%, from 425 employees to 498 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Gaines, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (139 people), Manufacturing (101 people), and Public Administration (56 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Gaines, GA, though some of these residents may live in Fort Gaines, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,400
Median earning men ± $20,804
$28,393
Median earning women ± $7,272

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,750), Manufacturing ($46,250), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($37,273).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($42,159), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,167), and Public Administration ($28,906).

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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

Voting results are not available for Fort Gaines, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

View Data
Save Image

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.
Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
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 Georgia3
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.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fort Gaines, GA was $90,500 in 2024, which is 0.272 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $91,400 to $90,500, a 0.985% decrease. The homeownership rate in Fort Gaines, GA is 48.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fort Gaines, GA have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Gaines, GA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$90,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$40,512
$219
Median Property Taxes
±$81

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 Fort Gaines, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

48.5%
Homeownership
2024
77.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 48.5% of the housing units in Fort Gaines, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 47.9%.

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

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$38,071
Median Household Income
± $12,074
452
Number of Households
± 130

In 2024, the median household income of the 452 households in Fort Gaines, GA declined from $38,071 from the previous year's value of $38,636.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Gaines, 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.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Gaines, 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.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.2%)
  2. Carpooled (10.1%)
  3. Other (5.04%)

In 2024, 80.2% of workers in Fort Gaines, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.04%).

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.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

21.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Gaines, GA have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Fort Gaines, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Gaines, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Gaines, GA have 1 car.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Gaines, GA (376 out of 1.19k 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 < 5, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

86% of the population of Fort Gaines, GA has health coverage, with 34.1% on employee plans, 35% on Medicaid, 7.82% on Medicare, 7.06% on non-group plans, and 2.02% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 28.5% between 18 and 34 years, 30.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.8% were men and 58.2% were women.

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

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

14%
Uninsured
34.1%
Employer Coverage
35%
Medicaid
7.82%
Medicare
7.06%
Non-Group
2.02%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fort Gaines, GA grew by 36.8% from 10.2% to 14%.

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

View Data
Save Image