Decatur County
Non-metro Georgia
Unemployment as of 2026-04 · population vintage 2025 · GDP 2024 · ACS 2024
Population
29,432
-0.0% since 2020 (-4)
Unemployment
2.9%
-0.1 pp vs state (3.0%)
GDP / capita
$48,509
Total $1.43bn
Median home value
$158,800
Rent $838/mo
Median household income
$53,317
Homeownership 62.1%
Metro area
Non-metro Georgia
80th-lowest of 159 counties
Unemployment — last 12 months
Monthly local-area unemployment rate (BLS LAUS), 2025-04 – 2026-04.
Population & migration
Components of change behind Decatur County's -0.0% growth (Census PEP, 2025).
Domestic migration
+133
International migration
+108
Natural change
-237
Net population change
-4
Housing
Median values from Census ACS (2024); permits from the Building Permits Survey (2025).
| Median home value | $158,800 |
| Median gross rent | $838/mo |
| Median household income | $53,317 |
| Homeownership rate | 62.1% |
| Building permits (2025) | 135 (75 SF / 60 MF) |
A county-level overview. For deep metro analysis, see the Decatur County metro report linked above. Statewide context: Population · Labor · GDP · Housing.