Ben Hill County, Georgia Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Ben Hill County is 8th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Main Cities Within Ben Hill County, Georgia

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Current population (2012) 17,538 99th 9,919,945 313,914,040
Size in square miles 250.1 118th 57,513.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 70.5 74th 168.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Residents younger than 5 8.3% 8th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 26.8% 25th 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.7% 76th 11.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 73.2% 126th 84.0% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 12.3% 94th 27.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Race - White 62.1% 105th 62.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 35.2% 55th 31.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 32nd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 65th 3.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 125th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 95th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.0% 56th 9.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 57.0% 107th 55.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Female residents 52.1% 26th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.8% 118th 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Housing units 7,927 98th 4,102,992 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 14.5% 31st 20.5% 25.9%
Households 6,344 99th 3,490,754 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 63.2% 136th 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $77,100 127th $160,200 $186,200
People per household 2.7 61st 2.7 2.6
Building permits (last year) 15 100th 24,350 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Income per capita $16,234 134th $25,383 $27,915
Income per household $31,943 132nd $49,736 $52,762
Income below poverty line 26.1% 28th 16.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Ben Hill County Rank Georgia US
Non-farm private establishments 335 89th 214,635 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,978 75th 3,328,033 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,372 97th 901,105 27,092,908
Retail sales $224,967 73rd $117,516,907 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,693 38th $12,326 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $20,020 78th $16,976,235 $613,795,732

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