Coffee County, Georgia Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Coffee County, GA Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
    Less healthy than 76% of counties in Georgia
  • D
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 80% of counties in Georgia
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 75% of counties in Georgia

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Coffee County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Population 43,347 10,939,918 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 71.9 184.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.09% 1.01% 0.59%
Median age 36.7 35.2 37.3
Households 15,349 4,074,039 130,235,071

Population in Coffee County grew by 7.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 43,347 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Coffee County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 22.7% of residents. That is about the same share as Georgia.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Georgia, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.8% of the people living in Coffee County and men 51.2%.

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Economy

Coffee County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric Coffee County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $50,791 $77,523 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.96% 5.33% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.4% 5.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Coffee County is about 34% lower than in Georgia.

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Housing

Metric Coffee County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $113,982 $256,986 $248,835
Median rent $710 $1,392 $1,407
Homeownership rate 64.7% 65.7% 65.2%

The median home price in Coffee County is about 13.4 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $710 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Coffee County spend about 32 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 131 hours, about 5.5 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Coffee County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 15.8 23.6 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 31.6 47.3 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 131 197 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,076 $6,109 $5,790
Work from home 5.6% 15.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,449 11,986 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 472 1,447 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Georgia: Chattahoochee County (8.6 min), Ben Hill County (12.7 min), Tift County (15.8 min).
Slowest: Talbot County (40.8 min), McIntosh County (37.7 min), Paulding County (36.4 min).

The average commute time in Coffee County is 16 minutes, shorter than the 24 minutes in Georgia.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Coffee County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric Coffee County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 11.6% 30.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.59 2.62 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Georgia: Oconee County (0.4), Fulton County (0.4), Forsyth County (0.4).
Lowest: Quitman County (0.1), Hancock County (0.1), Taliaferro County (0.1).

Health

Coffee County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Coffee County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 73.2 75.8 78.3
Self-rated poor health 21.3% 20.0% 16.3%
Smokers 24.9% 22.0% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Georgia: Forsyth County (0.8), Oconee County (0.8), Fayette County (0.8).
Lowest: Clinch County (0.7), Clay County (0.7), Quitman County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Coffee County, Georgia.

How many people live in Coffee County, Georgia?

About 43,347 people live in Coffee County, Georgia, in 15,349 households of 2.6 people on average. The median age is 36.7, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

Is Coffee County, Georgia mostly urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Coffee County, Georgia has 72 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is close to the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Coffee County, Georgia?

The median home costs 2.2 times the median household income ($113,982 against $50,791), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $710 a month takes about 17% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

What share of adults in Coffee County, Georgia have a college degree?

11.6% of adults in Coffee County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 9), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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