Glascock County, Georgia Demographics

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

Glascock 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
    Healthier than 73% of counties in Georgia
  • D
    Income Well below average
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 89% of counties in Georgia

Source: Map AI Methodology

Glascock County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Glascock County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Population 2,932 10,939,918 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 20.3 184.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.50% 1.01% 0.59%
Median age 40.1 35.2 37.3
Households 1,036 4,074,039 130,235,071

Population in Glascock County grew by 7.2% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 2,932 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Glascock County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 22.3% of residents. That is 1.6 points above 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 53.0% of the people living in Glascock County and men 47.0%.

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Economy

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

Metric Glascock County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $56,259 $77,523 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.46% 5.33% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.6% 5.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Glascock County is about 27% lower than in Georgia.

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Housing

Metric Glascock County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median home price — $256,986 $248,835
Median rent $641 $1,392 $1,407
Homeownership rate 67.6% 65.7% 65.2%

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Glascock County spend about 64 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 267 hours, about 11.1 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Glascock County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 32.0 23.6 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 64.1 47.3 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 267 197 187
Estimated yearly cost $8,274 $6,109 $5,790
Work from home 7.9% 15.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 874 11,986 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 200 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 Glascock County is 32 minutes, longer 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

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

Metric Glascock County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 11.7% 30.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.76 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

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

Metric Glascock County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 77.0 75.8 78.3
Self-rated poor health 19.5% 20.0% 16.3%
Smokers 23.5% 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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Glascock County, GA Compared With Nearby Counties

How Glascock County, GA compares with the 1 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Glascock County, GA 2,932 $56,259 #2/2 — 32.0 min #2/2
McDuffie County, GA 21,716 $57,549 $99,998 18.1 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Glascock County, Georgia.

What is the population of Glascock County, Georgia?

About 2,932 people live in Glascock County, Georgia, in 1,036 households of 2.8 people on average. The median age is 40.1, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 3 years.

Is Glascock County, Georgia urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Glascock County, Georgia has 20 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 23% of the U.S. average of 86.

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

Unemployment in Glascock County, Georgia is only 1.6%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

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

11.7% of adults in Glascock 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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