Houston County, Georgia Demographics

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

Houston 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.

  • B
    Health Around average
    Healthier than 80% of counties in Georgia
  • C
    Income Below average
    Wealthier than 88% of counties in Georgia
  • C
    Education Below average
    Better educated than 92% of counties in Georgia

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Houston County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Population 169,649 10,939,918 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 446.2 184.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 1.63% 1.01% 0.59%
Median age 37.4 35.2 37.3
Households 63,849 4,074,039 130,235,071

Population in Houston County grew by 29.6% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 169,649 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Houston County is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 22.9% of residents. That is 0.4 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 51.2% of the people living in Houston County and men 48.8%.

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Economy

Houston County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Houston County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $80,953 $77,523 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.88% 5.33% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.8% 5.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Houston County is about 4% higher than in Georgia.

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Housing

Metric Houston County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $261,420 $256,986 $248,835
Median rent $1,208 $1,392 $1,407
Homeownership rate 66.9% 65.7% 65.2%

The median home price in Houston County is about 18.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,208 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Houston County spend about 41 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 170 hours, about 7.1 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Houston County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 20.4 23.6 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 40.9 47.3 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 170 197 187
Estimated yearly cost $5,280 $6,109 $5,790
Work from home 10.3% 15.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 8,948 11,986 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 1,536 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 Houston County is 20 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

Houston County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric Houston County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 29.2% 30.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.63 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

Houston County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric Houston County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 76.9 75.8 78.3
Self-rated poor health 16.2% 20.0% 16.3%
Smokers 19.8% 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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Houston County, GA Compared With Nearby Counties

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

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Houston County, GA 169,649 $80,953 #1/2 $261,420 #1/2 20.4 min #1/2
Peach County, GA 28,560 $72,067 $172,499 22.3 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Houston County, Georgia.

How many people live in Houston County, Georgia?

About 169,649 people live in Houston County, Georgia, in 63,849 households of 2.6 people on average. The median age is 37.4, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.

How densely populated is Houston County, Georgia?

Averaged over its land area, Houston County, Georgia has 446 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 5.2 times the U.S. average of 86.

Is Houston County, Georgia an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 3.2 times the median household income ($261,420 against $80,953), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,208 a month takes about 18% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

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