Official Federal Data
Douglas County, Georgia
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Population 147,888
9 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$82,984 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
3.7%
Unemployment
4.3% national
$8.2B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
30.8% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$82,984 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$36,042 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$101,270 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$82,901 metro RPP 100.1
Poverty Rate
10.9% down from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Douglas County$82,984
Georgia$77,353
National$80,734
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 100.1 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Douglas County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 25.3%
18-34 · 22.4%
35-54 · 27.5%
55-64 · 12.6%
65+ · 12.2%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
91.3%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +1.7 pts vs national
30.8%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 4.9 pts vs national
12.1%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 2.0 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
147,888
Population
76,037
Labor Force
Employed
71,305
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.7%
Mean Commute 7 min above national avg
33.2 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
15.2%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income near the national median: Median household income tracks the national median, indicating a broad-based consumer market.
- Broadly in line with U.S. norms across income, poverty, and education.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$8.2B up from 2023 +6.1% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+6.1% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+8.5% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
100.1
Cost of Living · metro · Above Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Retail Trade employs 8,772 workers (22.9% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $38,540. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 5,663 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $8.2B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $94,085 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $24,419, a 3.9x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
10 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Retail Trade Cluster at 35% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
16,316
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
5.06x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail
Warehousing and Storage
5.06x 3,193
Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
3.42x 1,298
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
3.38x 1,601
Truck Transportation
3.26x 1,599
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
3.03x 3,419
Waste Management and Remediation Services
2.56x 441
General Merchandise Retailers
2.21x 2,368
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
1.84x 1,246
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Misc. Retailers
1.62x 797
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
1.52x 354
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.14x
Management of Companies and Enterprises
125 employed
0.28x
Telecommunications
56 employed
0.31x
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
266 employed
0.32x
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
272 employed
0.34x
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,201 employed
0.36x
Educational Services
387 employed
0.37x
Real Estate
224 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base.
Industrial electricity in Georgia costs 7.81¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
Georgia has 11 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 11 miles from the county.
Land area 200 sq mi, larger than 7% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Warehousing and Storage concentrates at 5.06x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, but 50.3% of the employment across them depends on one source of demand: freight and distribution. Read the count as depth within that single demand base rather than as spread across separate ones.
- Attraction whitespace: 7 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$296,900 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,570 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
66.9% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
7.3% up from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
3.2% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
3.6x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,585/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,660/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,820/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,182/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,605/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,525/mo, from a renter median of $60,986) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 45.2% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 19.1% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.6x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- Rent affordability gap: None of the 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $60,986 can pay without cost burden (~$1,525/mo), and 45.2% of renter households are already cost-burdened, 19.1% severely so; workforce housing cost burden warrants attention.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
92,388 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 7 min above national avg
33.2 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
15.2%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
80.9%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (115,396)
down from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003
Bachelor's+
30.8% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
91.3% up from 2019 vs 2019
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
20.1%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 12.6% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
38.4%
Service
13.2%
Sales & Office
23.5%
Construction / Maint.
7.8%
Production / Transport
17.1%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 71,305 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy participation: 66.1% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 9 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Douglas County shows strong potential for warehousing and storage attraction, with a 5.06x concentration and 3,193 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
Most of the employment across the concentrated sub-sectors traces back to a single source of demand. Freight and distribution accounts for 50.3% of it, with merchant wholesalers, durable goods the largest single sub-sector at 21%. Recruitment that widens the demand base changes that exposure; recruitment inside the same base deepens it.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Douglas County, Georgia, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Douglas County, Georgia?
147,888 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Douglas County, Georgia?
$82,984 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (100.1 against a national average of 100), that is $82,901 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Douglas County, Georgia?
3.7% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Douglas County, Georgia?
$8.2B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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