Early County, Georgia Demographics

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

Early 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.

  • D
    Health Well below average
    Less healthy than 91% of counties in Georgia
  • D
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 87% of counties in Georgia
  • F
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Early County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Early County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Population 10,603 10,939,918 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 20.5 184.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.17% 1.01% 0.59%
Median age 43.1 35.2 37.3
Households 4,114 4,074,039 130,235,071

Population in Early County declined by 10.2% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 10,603 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Early County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 20.2% of residents. That is 0.4 points below Georgia as a whole.

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 53.2% of the people living in Early County and men 46.8%.

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Economy

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

Metric Early County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $53,014 $77,523 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 8.32% 5.33% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 6.7% 5.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Early County is about 32% lower than in Georgia.

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Housing

Metric Early County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $449,999 $256,986 $248,835
Median rent $790 $1,392 $1,407
Homeownership rate 66.6% 65.7% 65.2%

The median home price in Early County is about 47.5 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $790 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Early County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 137 hours, about 5.7 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Early County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 16.4 23.6 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 32.8 47.3 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 137 197 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,232 $6,109 $5,790
Work from home 3.0% 15.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,074 11,986 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 283 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 Early 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

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

Metric Early County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 11.9% 30.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.55 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

Early County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric Early County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 74.0 75.8 78.3
Self-rated poor health 24.8% 20.0% 16.3%
Smokers 24.3% 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 Early County, Georgia.

What is the population of Early County, Georgia?

About 10,603 people live in Early County, Georgia, in 4,114 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 43.1, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 6 years.

Is Early County, Georgia urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Early County, Georgia has 21 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 24% of the U.S. average of 86.

Is Early County, Georgia an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 8.5 times the median household income ($449,999 against $53,014), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $790 a month takes about 18% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is it hard to find a job in Early County, Georgia?

Unemployment in Early County, Georgia is 6.7%, well above the U.S. rate of 5.2%, so job seekers may face more competition than elsewhere.

How common is a college degree in Early County, Georgia?

11.9% of adults in Early County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 8), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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