Early County, Georgia Population 2024

10,566

Early County, Georgia's estimated 2024 population is 10,566 with a growth rate of 0.03% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Early County, Georgia is the 123rd largest county in Georgia. The 2010 population was 10,983 and has seen a growth of -3.8% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Change
202910,58130.03%
202810,57830.03%
202710,57530.03%
202610,57230.03%
202510,56930.03%
202410,56630.03%
202310,56330.03%
202210,560-75-0.71%
202110,635-159-1.47%
202010,7946186.07%
201910,176-79-0.77%
201810,255-58-0.56%
201710,31330.03%
201610,310-149-1.42%
201510,45980.08%
201410,451-92-0.87%
201310,543-98-0.92%
201210,641-150-1.39%
201110,791-192-1.75%
201010,98300%
199011,854-1,304-9.91%
198013,1584763.75%
197012,682-469-3.57%
196013,151-4,262-24.48%
195017,413-1,266-6.78%
194018,6794062.22%
193018,273-710-3.74%
192018,9838614.75%
191018,1223,29422.21%
190014,8285,03651.43%
18909,7922,18128.66%
18807,6116138.76%
18706,99884913.81%
18606,149-1,097-15.14%
18507,2461,80233.1%
18405,4443,393165.43%
18302,0511,283167.06%
1820768-9,813-92.74%
2024 Growth Rate
0.03% (3)
County Website
Early County
State
Georgia
County Seat
Blakely
2020 Population
10,794
Area
513 mi²
Density
21 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-2.11% (-228)
Founded
1818

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
Black or African American5,68552.87%
White4,71843.88%
Two or more races2452.28%
Other race980.91%
Native American70.07%
Asian00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

Black or African American

White

Two or more races

Other race

Native American

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Early County, Georgia Population by Race

Early County, Georgia Population Pyramid 2024

Early County, Georgia Median Age

40.4

Total

38.6

Male

41.6

Female

Early County, Georgia Adults

There are 8,131 adults, (2,060 of whom are seniors) in Early County, Georgia.

Early County, Georgia Age Dependency

77.1

Age Dependency Ratio

33.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

43.2

Child Dependency Ratio

Early County, Georgia Sex Ratio

Female5,67152.74%
Male5,08247.26%

Early County, Georgia Population by Age

Early County, Georgia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All4,0162.6467.632.4
Married1,6613.3178.921.1
Non Family1,2251.0867.332.7
Female9093.451.248.8
Male2213.1851.648.4

3.26

Average Family Size

2.64

Average Household Size

67.6%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Early County, Georgia Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade1,00414.65%
Associates Degree5668.26%
Bachelors Degree6219.06%
Graduate Degree3384.93%
High School Graduate2,79640.79%
Less Than 9th Grade3825.57%
Some College1,14716.73%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Early County, Georgia Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Early County, Georgia Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White3,4683,007636
Black3,2432,334307
Hispanic82773
2+ Races776113
Other Race59593
Native American770

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 18.34%.

Early County, Georgia Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$61,667$0$62,083
Graduate Degree$40,833$61,023$0
High School Graduate$32,986$35,179$27,062
Less Than 9th Grade$34,848$43,151$32,188
Overall$34,722$39,120$31,645
Some College$34,246$47,321$32,689

$34,722

Average Earnings

$39,120

Average Male

$31,645

Average Female

Early County, Georgia Earnings by Educational Attainment

Early County, Georgia Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Early County, Georgia Language

99% of Early County, Georgia residents speak only English, while 1% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 1% of the population.

Early County, Georgia Language

Early County, Georgia Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Black5,6151,67029.74%
White4,63865114.04%
Hispanic2172812.9%
Multiple2332812.02%
Native77100%

22.25%

Overall Poverty Rate

17.28%

Male Poverty Rate

26.68%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Early County, Georgia

The race most likely to be in poverty in Early County, Georgia is Native, with 100% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Early County, Georgia is Multiple, with 12.02% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.85%. Among those working part-time, it was 25.53%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 27.77%.

Early County, Georgia Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade26.8%
High School19.52%
Some College14.62%
Bachelors or Greater7.02%

Early County, Georgia Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed75.57%
Male Unemployed37.14%
Female Employed8.49%
Male Employed2.48%

Early County, Georgia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Early County, Georgia Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$57,030$68,920
Households$48,355$67,361
Married Families$71,997$-999,999,999
Non Families$25,848$62,089

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Early County, Georgia Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

40.8%

Overall Marriage Rate

40.6%

Male Marriage Rate

41.1%

Female Marriage Rate

Early County, Georgia Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Early County, Georgia Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Early County, Georgia Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Early County, Georgia Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

600

Number of Veterans

504

Male Veterans

96

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam269
First Gulf War129
Second Gulf War67
Korea63
World War II18

Early County, Georgia Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74190
75+158
55 to 64128
35 to 54124
18 to 340

Early County, Georgia Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White4750.12305699481865284
Black1020.02551913935451589
2+ Races230.152317880794702

Early County, Georgia Veterans by Race

Early County, Georgia Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5.77%

Veteran Poverty Rate

28.86%

Veteran Disability Rate

Early County, Georgia Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

53.8%

Labor Force Participation

50.3%

Employment Rate

6%

Unemployment Rate

Early County, Georgia Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Early County, Georgia Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Early County, Georgia Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

80.28%

Born in Early County, Georgia

99.02%

Native Born

0.98%

Foreign Born

0.87%

Non Citizen

0.1%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

99.02% of Early County, Georgia residents were born in the United States, with 80.28% having been born in Georgia. 0.87% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Early County, Georgia Place of Birth

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