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Lee County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Albany, GA
Designated Market Area: Albany, GA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 34,073   ( 914 from 2020)
Land area: 355.9 square miles
Population density: 95.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:22,104 64.87% 4.4%
Black:9,11126.74% 18.1%
Indian:1130.33% 22.8%
Asian:9882.90% 15.8%
2+ races:5191.52% 34.8%
Hispanic:1,2383.63% 25.2%
Total non-White:11,96935.13% 19.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,347 10.2
Deaths:1,3049.8
Net Migration: 6595.0
Net Immigration: 2031.5
Change in White population:-1,024 -3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:1,938 5.8




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
33,159
23,12869.75%
7,71223.26%
920.28%
8532.57%
3851.16%
9892.98%
10,03130.25%

2010
28,298
21,45375.81%
5,23918.51%
660.23%
6282.22%
3271.16%
5601.98%
6,84524.19%

2000
24,757
20,20381.61%
3,82315.44%
600.24%
2110.85%
1490.60%
3001.21%
4,55418.39%

1990
16,250
12,89279.34%
3,11119.14%
520.32%
30.02%
n/a
1921.18%
3,35820.66%

1980
11,684
8,77875.13%
2,75323.56%
350.30%
350.30%
n/a
780.67%
2,90624.87%

1970
7,044
3,97056.36%
3,06843.55%
20.03%
40.06%
n/a
00.00%
3,074 43.64%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
3,242 11.5
1,9116.8
2270.8
1240.4
1,675 5.9
3,186 11.3
2000's
NumberRate
3,172 12.8
1,3805.6
5,11820.7
2411.0
1,250 5.0
2,291 9.3
1990's
NumberRate
2,576 15.9
8785.4
5,68735.0
180.1
7,311 45.0
1,196 7.4
1980's
NumberRate
2,338 20.0
766 6.6
3,185 27.3
n/a
4,114 35.2
452 3.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,184 45.2
n/a
4,808 68.3
-168 -2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lee 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
NumberPercent
37.0
8,628 12.8%
58,604 87.2%
4,298 6.4%
11,806
2.71
9,356 79.2%
7,344 78.5%
883 9.4%
2,450 20.8%

2010
NumberPercent
36.0
7,935 28.0%
20,363 72.0%
2,354 8.3%
9,706
2.83
7,740 79.7%
6,025 77.8%
850 11.0%
1,966 20.3%

2000
NumberPercent
32.3
7,582 30.6%
17,175 69.4%
1,550 6.3%
8,219
2.91
6,844 83.3%
5,563 81.3%
728 10.6%
1,375 16.7%

1990
NumberPercent
29.5
5,233 32.2%
11,017 67.8%
1,057 6.5%
5,217
2.98
4,328 83.0%
3,509 81.1%
438 10.1%
889 17.0%

1980
NumberPercent
26.7
3,979 34.1%
7,705 65.9%
763 6.5%
3,718
3.07
3,146 84.6%
2,664 84.7%
205 6.5%
572 15.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lee County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,697 
Median Value$208,800 
Occupied11,80693.0%
Vacant8917.0%
Owned8,83374.8%
Rented2,97325.2%
Median Rent$1,144 
Single-Family Units10,18280.2%
    Detached10,15980.0%
    Attached230.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units4723.7%
Mobile Homes9947.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lee County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004153.5%
$10,000 to $14,9993232.7%
$15,000 to $19,9992352.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991621.4%
$25,000 to $29,9993242.7%
$30,000 to $34,9993062.6%
$35,000 to $39,9994904.2%
$40,000 to $44,9993362.8%
$45,000 to $49,9993513.0%
$50,000 to $59,9999387.9%
$60,000 to $74,9991,36011.5%
$75,000 to $99,9991,92116.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,70914.5%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0308.7%
$150,000 to $199,9991,22010.3%
$200,000 or more6865.8%
Median Household Income83,632 
Per Capita Income34,074 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4784.0%
Public Assistance1040.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,0128.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed14,71171.7%
Unemployed7123.5%
In Armed Forces1540.8%
Total Labor Force15,57775.9%
Not in Labor Force4,94224.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,0354,56452.5%
Non-Profit63199638.8%
Self-Employed84739768.1%
Local Government6921,11338.3%
State Government12961517.3%
Federal Government65018777.7%
Total Private + Self5,8824,96154.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,1022,91141.9%
Total7,9847,87250.4%
Pct. Govt.21.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,70817.1%
Sales and Office Occupations3,18620.1%
Professional, Technical4,89830.8%
Service Occupations2,18913.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1581.0%
All others2,89918.3%
White Collar 68.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,79317.6%
Retail trade1,89011.9%
Educational services1,84811.6%
Public administration1,4519.1%
Manufacturing1,1547.3%
Other services1,0566.6%
Construction9175.8%
Accommodation and food services9025.7%
Professional, scientific, technical8115.1%
Transportation and warehousing7534.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3942.5%
Wholesale trade3472.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3232.0%
Finance and insurance3162.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2171.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing2171.4%
Information1581.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1541.0%
Utilities1450.9%
Management340.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3581.09%
Puerto Rican1390.42%
Cuban80.02%
Dominican250.08%
Total Central American1570.48%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran1040.32%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian210.06%
Salvadoran320.10%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American400.12%
Argentinean170.05%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian230.07%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3551.08%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino3921.19%
Vietnamese2580.78%
Indian1620.49%
Korean430.13%
Japanese220.07%
Chinese100.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English29,06994.0%
Spanish7252.3%
Tagalog3151.0%
Other Indo-European2400.8%
Vietnamese1970.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun1180.4%
German, other Germanic1100.4%
Other Asian620.2%
Korean430.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American5,85617.8%
English3,76411.4%
German2,2176.7%
Irish2,2006.7%
Italian6802.1%
Scotch-Irish6622.0%
European6241.9%
Scottish5951.8%
African5471.7%
Polish3931.2%
Dutch2540.8%
French2130.6%
British2050.6%
Swedish2010.6%
Romanian1620.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen32,58198.8%
Not a citizen3871.2%
Native31,54695.7%
Foreign-born1,4224.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lee County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
515 2.4%1,198 5.6%5,776 27.2%6,839 32.2%4,222 19.8%2,720 12.8%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 515 2.4%
9-12 Years 1,198 5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 5,776 27.2%
Some College 6,839 32.2%
Bach. Degree 4,222 19.8%
Grad Degree 2,720 12.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lee County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 7,896 7,468 428 5.4% 5.4%
1991 8,068 7,686 382 4.7% 5.3%
1992 8,419 7,859 560 6.7% 6.6%
1993 8,901 8,392 509 5.7% 5.7%
1994 9,445 8,964 481 5.1% 5.1%
1995 10,015 9,582 433 4.3% 4.8%
1996 10,748 10,334 414 3.9% 4.6%
1997 11,552 11,099 453 3.9% 4.5%
1998 12,045 11,456 589 4.9% 4.2%
1999 12,171 11,638 533 4.4% 3.8%
2000 13,081 12,637 444 3.4% 3.5%
2001 13,687 13,214 473 3.5% 4.1%
2002 14,290 13,738 552 3.9% 5.3%
2003 15,253 14,695 558 3.7% 5.1%
2004 15,730 15,140 590 3.8% 5.1%
2005 16,430 15,731 699 4.3% 5.7%
2006 17,248 16,568 680 3.9% 5.1%
2007 17,649 16,952 697 3.9% 4.9%
2008 17,986 17,108 878 4.9% 6.8%
2009 18,171 16,791 1,380 7.6% 10.4%
2010 14,382 13,063 1,319 9.2% 10.7%
2011 14,302 13,105 1,197 8.4% 10.1%
2012 14,277 13,201 1,076 7.5% 9.0%
2013 14,279 13,304 975 6.8% 8.1%
2014 14,121 13,237 884 6.3% 7.1%
2015 13,967 13,211 756 5.4% 6.1%
2016 14,557 13,865 692 4.8% 5.4%
2017 15,188 14,548 640 4.2% 4.8%
2018 14,834 14,295 539 3.6% 4.0%
2019 15,140 14,673 467 3.1% 3.5%
2020 14,763 14,081 682 4.6% 6.5%
2021 15,053 14,584 469 3.1% 3.9%
2022 15,011 14,577 434 2.9% 3.0%
2023 14,879 14,455 424 2.8% 3.2%
2024 17,062 16,583 479 2.8% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com