2024 population: 18,666 ( 507 from 2020)
Land area: 453.4 square miles
Population density: 41.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	14,622	78.33%	0.2%
Black:	2,195	11.76%	13.7%
Indian:	86	0.46%	19.4%
Asian:	196	1.05%	3.9%
2+ races:	313	1.68%	21.8%
Hispanic:	1,254	6.72%	19.8%

Total non-White:	4,044	21.67%	15.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	917	12.6
Deaths:	1,132	15.6
Net Migration:	696	9.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-26	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	533	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
18,159
14,648	80.67%
1,931	10.63%
72	0.40%
204	1.12%
257	1.42%
1,047	5.77%
3,511	19.33%

2010
19,286
16,050	83.22%
2,040	10.58%
44	0.23%
85	0.44%
174	0.90%
885	4.59%
3,236	16.78%

2000
16,235
13,761	84.76%
1,843	11.35%
42	0.26%
60	0.37%
131	0.81%
384	2.37%
2,474	15.24%

1990
14,153
12,266	86.67%
1,623	11.47%
20	0.14%
16	0.11%
n/a
228	1.61%
1,887	13.33%

1980
13,525
11,730	86.73%
1,590	11.76%
18	0.13%
11	0.08%
n/a
164	1.21%
1,795	13.27%

1970
11,556
9,940	86.02%
1,573	13.61%
0	0.00%
27	0.23%
n/a
16	0.14%
1,616	13.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
2,135	11.1
1,902	9.9
-326	-1.7
188	1.0

-1,402	-7.3
275	1.4

Number	Rate
2000's
2,393	14.7
1,613	9.9
59	0.4
43	0.3

2,289	14.1
762	4.7

Number	Rate
1990's
2,306	16.3
1,635	11.6
1,860	13.1
105	0.7

1,495	10.6
587	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
2,075	15.3
1,390	10.3
26	0.2
n/a

536	4.0
92	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
887	7.7
n/a

1,790	15.5
179	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Berrien County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.8
4,362	11.8%
32,463	88.2%
3,219	8.7%

6,773
2.66

4,711	69.6%
3,445	73.1%
517	11.0%
2,062	30.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
4,939	25.6%
14,347	74.4%
2,664	13.8%

7,443
2.57

5,254	70.6%
3,835	73.0%
568	10.8%
2,189	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
4,408	27.2%
11,827	72.8%
2,017	12.4%

6,263
2.57

4,540	72.5%
3,524	77.6%
482	10.6%
1,723	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
3,929	27.8%
10,224	72.2%
1,795	12.7%

5,243
2.64

4,120	78.6%
3,297	80.0%
392	9.5%
1,123	21.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
4,174	30.9%
9,351	69.1%
1,558	11.5%

4,697
2.87

3,780	80.5%
3,173	83.9%
249	6.6%
917	19.5%

2022 Housing Data for Berrien County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	595	8.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	577	8.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	448	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	216	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	367	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	385	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	213	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	331	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	313	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	505	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	579	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	945	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	537	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	310	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	318	4.7%
$200,000 or more	134	2.0%

Median Household Income	48,670
Per Capita Income	25,100

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	479	7.1%
Public Assistance	75	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,395	20.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,332	59.6%
Unemployed	298	2.8%
In Armed Forces	76	0.7%

Total Labor Force	6,706	63.1%
Not in Labor Force	3,915	36.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,520	1,957	56.3%
Non-Profit	154	204	43.0%
Self-Employed	552	251	68.7%

Local Government	375	550	40.5%
State Government	277	178	60.9%
Federal Government	149	69	68.3%

Total Private + Self	3,072	2,208	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	955	1,001	48.8%
Total	4,027	3,209	55.7%

Pct. Govt.	22.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	871	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,288	17.7%
Professional, Technical	1,353	18.6%
Service Occupations	1,051	14.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	88	1.2%
All others	2,694	37.1%

White Collar		48.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,390	19.2%
Health care and social assistance	958	13.2%
Retail trade	775	10.7%
Educational services	707	9.7%
Construction	686	9.5%
Public administration	536	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	428	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	343	4.7%
Other services	270	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	204	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	183	2.5%
Finance and insurance	164	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	157	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	149	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	120	1.7%
Information	96	1.3%
Wholesale trade	48	0.7%
Utilities	29	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	665	3.66%
Puerto Rican	111	0.61%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	2	0.01%

Total Central American	64	0.35%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.01%
Honduran	63	0.35%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	8	0.04%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	8	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	180	0.99%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	175	0.96%
Korean	13	0.07%
Vietnamese	6	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,316	95.7%
Spanish	588	3.4%
Other Asian	122	0.7%
Korean	13	0.1%
Vietnamese	4	0.0%
German, other Germanic	3	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,593	8.8%
American	1,333	7.3%
English	1,206	6.6%
German	944	5.2%
Scottish	244	1.3%
European	242	1.3%
Italian	233	1.3%
French	152	0.8%
Polish	127	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	116	0.6%
Hungarian	63	0.3%
Austrian	51	0.3%
Welsh	34	0.2%
Norwegian	31	0.2%
Dutch	30	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,067	99.3%
Not a citizen	120	0.7%

Native	17,948	98.7%
Foreign-born	239	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
779	6.3%	1,546	12.4%	4,771	38.4%	3,493	28.1%	1,211	9.7%	633	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	779	6.3%
9-12 Years	1,546	12.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,771	38.4%
Some College	3,493	28.1%
Bach. Degree	1,211	9.7%
Grad Degree	633	5.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,939	6,442	497	7.2%	5.4%
1991	6,666	6,292	374	5.6%	5.3%
1992	6,638	6,153	485	7.3%	6.6%
1993	6,450	5,954	496	7.7%	5.7%
1994	6,444	6,062	382	5.9%	5.1%
1995	6,549	6,172	377	5.8%	4.8%
1996	6,745	6,396	349	5.2%	4.6%
1997	7,006	6,677	329	4.7%	4.5%
1998	6,901	6,586	315	4.6%	4.2%
1999	6,832	6,394	438	6.4%	3.8%

2000	8,015	7,697	318	4.0%	3.5%
2001	7,921	7,590	331	4.2%	4.1%
2002	8,126	7,769	357	4.4%	5.3%
2003	8,495	8,184	311	3.7%	5.1%
2004	8,610	8,269	341	4.0%	5.1%
2005	8,848	8,454	394	4.5%	5.7%
2006	8,938	8,539	399	4.5%	5.1%
2007	8,791	8,375	416	4.7%	4.9%
2008	8,642	7,990	652	7.5%	6.8%
2009	8,232	7,108	1,124	13.7%	10.4%

2010	8,013	6,959	1,054	13.2%	10.7%
2011	7,850	6,879	971	12.4%	10.1%
2012	7,830	7,040	790	10.1%	9.0%
2013	7,400	6,698	702	9.5%	8.1%
2014	7,225	6,605	620	8.6%	7.1%
2015	6,966	6,458	508	7.3%	6.1%
2016	7,220	6,772	448	6.2%	5.4%
2017	7,460	7,074	386	5.2%	4.8%
2018	7,486	7,169	317	4.2%	4.0%
2019	7,593	7,281	312	4.1%	3.5%

2020	7,405	6,977	428	5.8%	6.5%
2021	7,641	7,354	287	3.8%	3.9%
2022	7,772	7,525	247	3.2%	3.0%
2023	7,787	7,500	287	3.7%	3.2%
2024	8,587	8,212	375	4.4%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,059
Median Value	$108,300

Occupied	6,773	84.0%
Vacant	1,286	16.0%

Owned	4,677	69.1%
Rented	2,096	30.9%
Median Rent	$718

Single-Family Units	4,959	61.5%
Detached	4,959	61.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	201	2.5%
Mobile Homes	2,631	32.6%

Berrien County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Berrien County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Berrien County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Berrien County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Berrien County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Berrien County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Berrien County, GA