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Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Fort Oglethorpe - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

10,332
Residents
$50,902
Median income
$186,500
Median home
$1,390
Median rent (state)

Fort Oglethorpe - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Fort Oglethorpe places in the 21st percentile for household income and the 14th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

21st
percentile, household income
39th
percentile, home value
53rd
percentile, median rent
14th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 10,332 residents in Fort Oglethorpe, a small town within Georgia. The typical household in Fort Oglethorpe brings in $50,902 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 6.3%. Typical homes in Fort Oglethorpe are valued around $186,500, and the median resident age is 43.4 years. 21.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 52.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

In 2024, 99 residential building permits were authorized in Fort Oglethorpe (Building Boom), up 154% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Fort Oglethorpe's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 3127.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, above the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Georgia at 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,390 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Georgia run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 64.6 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

Population

10,332 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Georgia

Median Household Income

$50,902 /yr

Poverty 6.3%

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

How does Fort Oglethorpe compare to other US cities?

Where Fort Oglethorpe sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 21% higher than other cities
Home value 39% pricier than other cities
Median rent 53% pricier than other cities
Safety 14% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just Georgia and the picture shifts: Fort Oglethorpe ranks #127 of 165 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Fort Oglethorpe's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Georgia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

21stIncome percentile
14thSafety percentile

21st percentile nationally for median household income · 14th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Fort Oglethorpe's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Fort Oglethorpe's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 30 Avg. percentile National median
Fort Oglethorpe's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Fort Oglethorpe's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$186,500 Among the most affordable more affordable than 61% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Fort Oglethorpe $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Fort Oglethorpe, GA Fort Oglethorpe, GA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Fort Oglethorpe, GA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Fort Oglethorpe, GA median $50,902/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Fort Oglethorpe, GA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Fort Oglethorpe, GA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 21.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 6.3%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 52.1%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
10,332
Median Income
$50,902
Median Home Value
$186,500
Median Age
43.4
Poverty Rate
6.3%
Labor force participation
52.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
21.8%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
3127.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
149.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2977.8
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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10,200 residents10,400 residents10,600 residents10,800 residents11,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 10,315 residents 10,868 residents ▲ +5.4%
Fort Oglethorpe's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
99
housing units authorized
Single-Family
55
detached homes
Multifamily
44
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
9.6
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 39
2020 66
2021 76
2022 71
2023 82
2024 99

Permit volume increased 154% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
87.5%
Carpool
5.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
6.2%

Based on 4,393 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Georgia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$125
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Georgia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Georgia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Fort Oglethorpe sits in

Cost of Living Index
96.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,390/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
64.6 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Georgia

Garden City
10,375 people
Flowery Branch
10,286 people
Fair Oaks
10,392 people
Scottdale
10,398 people
Cedartown
10,211 people
Cordele
10,107 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Oglethorpe's 10,332 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Shasta Lake, CA
10,334 people
New Richmond, WI
10,334 people
Farmersville, CA
10,336 people
Loudoun Valley Estates, VA
10,323 people
Tipp City, OH
10,344 people
Arkadelphia, AR
10,316 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Oglethorpe's $50,902 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Troy, KS
$50,900 median income
Searcy, AR
$50,896 median income
Bayshore Gardens, FL
$50,896 median income
Wheatfields, AZ
$50,909 median income
West Union, IA
$50,909 median income
Lodi, NY
$50,909 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Fort Oglethorpe, GA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Fort Oglethorpe, GA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 86.0% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5% White 86.0% Black or African American 4.8% Asian 4.4% American Indian 0.1% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.4% Two or more races 4.4% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Fort Oglethorpe compares to nearby Georgia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Fort Oglethorpe (this city) 10,332 $50,902
Garden City 10,375 $41,735
Flowery Branch 10,286 $88,185
Fair Oaks 10,392 $61,681
Census ACS 5-year FIPS GA FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Fort Oglethorpe, GA?

What is the population of Fort Oglethorpe, GA? +

10,332 people live in Fort Oglethorpe, GA according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Fort Oglethorpe, GA? +

In Fort Oglethorpe, the typical household earns $50,902 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Fort Oglethorpe? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Fort Oglethorpe; the closest available measure is the Georgia state average, a cost of living index of 96.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Georgia vary by metro area.

Is Fort Oglethorpe, GA safe? +

Fort Oglethorpe has a total crime rate of 3127.6 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Fort Oglethorpe, GA? +

A typical home in Fort Oglethorpe is worth $186,500, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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