City in Baldwin County, Georgia · 20.3 sq mi · 828 people per sq mi
About 17,000 people live in Milledgeville. The typical household earns $41,616, and the median resident is 28.5 years old.
2026 projection
From 17,012 in 2020
Poverty rate 40.49%
Men 31.2 · Women 25.9
1810–2026
16,770
2026 projection
1.4% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1810–2026
16,770
2026 projection
1.4% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 16,770 | -65 | 0.39% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,835 | +83 | 0.50% |
| 2024 | 16,752 | +292 | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 16,460 | -351 | 2.09% |
| 2022 | 16,811 | -20 | 0.12% |
| 2021 | 16,831 | -181 | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 17,012 | -1,548 | 8.34% |
| 2019 | 18,560 | +81 | 0.44% |
| 2018 | 18,479 | +38 | 0.21% |
| 2017 | 18,441 | -213 | 1.14% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 167 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 2 residents
24% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 24% | 23% | 25% |
| Never married | 61% | 62% | 59% |
| Divorced | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| Widowed | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Separated | 2% | 3% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau