Lowndes County, Georgia Demographics

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

Lowndes 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
  • D
    Income Well below average
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Better educated than 80% of counties in Georgia

Source: Map AI Methodology

Lowndes County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Lowndes County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Population 119,965 10,939,918 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 234.9 184.0 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.65% 1.01% 0.59%
Median age 32.7 35.2 37.3
Households 46,106 4,074,039 130,235,071

Population in Lowndes County grew by 17.1% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 119,965 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Lowndes County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 29.2% of residents. That is 6.5 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 52.0% of the people living in Lowndes County and men 48.0%.

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Economy

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

Metric Lowndes County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $58,832 $77,523 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 5.32% 5.33% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.8% 5.1% 5.2%

The median household income in Lowndes County is about 24% lower than in Georgia.

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Housing

Metric Lowndes County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $215,664 $256,986 $248,835
Median rent $1,052 $1,392 $1,407
Homeownership rate 56.9% 65.7% 65.2%

The median home price in Lowndes County is about 17.1 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,052 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Lowndes County spend about 35 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 147 hours, about 6.1 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Lowndes County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 17.6 23.6 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 35.3 47.3 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 147 197 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,555 $6,109 $5,790
Work from home 6.5% 15.9% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 6,720 11,986 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 831 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 Lowndes County is 18 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

Lowndes County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Lowndes County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 22.0% 30.7% 31.6%
Average household size 2.50 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

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

Metric Lowndes County Georgia Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 75.7 75.8 78.3
Self-rated poor health 19.1% 20.0% 16.3%
Smokers 19.9% 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 Lowndes County, Georgia.

How many people live in Lowndes County, Georgia?

About 119,965 people live in Lowndes County, Georgia, in 46,106 households of 2.5 people on average. The median age is 32.7, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.

Is Lowndes County, Georgia urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Lowndes County, Georgia has 235 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 2.7 times the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Lowndes County, Georgia?

The median home costs 3.7 times the median household income ($215,664 against $58,832), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,052 a month takes about 21% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

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

22.0% of adults in Lowndes County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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