Demographic Profile for Dougherty County, Georgia
When calculating the total land area, Dougherty extends a total area of 330 square miles. This area has a medium-high population density of 288 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Polk, FL (290 per sq. mile ), Hampshire, MA (290 per sq. mile ), Howard, IN (290 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Hinds, MS (287 per sq. mile ), DeSoto, MS (287 per sq. mile ), Caddo, LA (285 per sq. mile ).
Dougherty County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 33.2 percent White, 63.4 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 65.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Dougherty has increased in diversity when 62.1 percent of the total population were minorities.
Dougherty County, Georgia had a population that was estimated at 94,882 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 95,924. The decline shows a decrease of -1.1 percent. Dougherty ranks 155 of 159 counties in terms of population growth in Georgia and the county ranks 2,969 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.
Since 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Dougherty from another country. The international migration into Dougherty accounts for 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Georgia. This percent of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Dougherty County, Georgia to be 32.9 years of age. The median age in Dougherty is less than the median in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 32.2 years of age. With a total of 27.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Dougherty can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Dougherty County, Georgia has a population that is comprised of 33.2 percent White, 63.4 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 65.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Dougherty has increased in diversity when 62.1 percent of the total population were minorities.
Dougherty County, Georgia had a population that was estimated at 94,882 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 95,924. The decline shows a decrease of -1.1 percent. Dougherty ranks 155 of 159 counties in terms of population growth in Georgia and the county ranks 2,969 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.
Since 2000, a medium-high number of individual migrated to the Dougherty from another country. The international migration into Dougherty accounts for 0.3 percent of immigration into the State of Georgia. This percent of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Dougherty County, Georgia to be 32.9 years of age. The median age in Dougherty is less than the median in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 32.2 years of age. With a total of 27.6 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Dougherty can be described as having a relatively high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 60.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.6 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
