McDonough, Georgia demographics

McDonough, GA demographics: median age 33.2; 28.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · McDonough city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1348624. The survey estimates a population of 30,947 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in McDonough is 33.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 10,886 households (±581). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.2 ±2.7	37.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,947
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Under 18	8,177 ±973	26.4% ±3.1 pp	23.2%	22.0%
18–34	7,816 ±1,019	25.3% ±3.3 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	12,233 ±1,113	39.5% ±3.6 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,721 ±414	8.8% ±1.3 pp	15.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,947
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Male	14,806 ±746	47.8% ±2.4 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	16,141 ±740	52.2% ±2.4 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,947
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
White alone	4,802 ±775	15.5% ±2.5 pp	50.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	22,369 ±1,288	72.3% ±4.2 pp	31.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	60 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	555 ±371 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	299 ±178 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,862 ±1,157	9.2% ±3.7 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,947
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,756 ±768	92.9% ±2.5 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,191 ±775	7.1% ±2.5 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,886
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,936 ±459	36.2% ±3.7 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	265 ±125	2.4% ±1.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,046 ±465	28.0% ±4.0 pp	14.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,172 ±629	29.1% ±5.6 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	467 ±239 · low precision	4.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,886
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,158 ±492	38.2% ±4.0 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,728 ±833	61.8% ±6.9 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,886
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,172 ±629	29.1% ±5.6 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,523 ±431	23.2% ±3.8 pp	33.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,383 ±491	21.9% ±4.4 pp	16.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,969 ±420	18.1% ±3.7 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	568 ±189	5.2% ±1.7 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	170 ±99 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	101 ±98 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 30,947
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Native	27,498 ±838	88.9% ±2.7 pp	88.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,449 ±834	11.1% ±2.7 pp	11.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 29,571
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
English only	27,129 ±963	91.7% ±3.0 pp	84.5%	77.7%
Spanish	957 ±472	3.2% ±1.6 pp	8.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	460 ±318 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	120 ±131 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	47 ±69 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.0%
Korean	25 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Vietnamese	80 ±108 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	84 ±85 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	77 ±134 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	28 ±54 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	564 ±491 · low precision	1.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,788
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,156 ±375	6.2% ±2.0 pp	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,957 ±741	26.4% ±3.8 pp	26.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,555 ±671	24.2% ±3.4 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,758 ±634	14.7% ±3.3 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,663 ±626	19.5% ±3.2 pp	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,699 ±430	9.0% ±2.3 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 30,737
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Same house	24,717 ±1,313	80.4% ±4.3 pp	87.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,459 ±834	8.0% ±2.7 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,810 ±743	5.9% ±2.4 pp	4.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,734 ±675	5.6% ±2.2 pp	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.6% of McDonough residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 95.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McDonough	Georgia	U.S.	Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.6% ±2.0 pp	12.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.6% ±1.2 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.8% ±1.8 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for McDonough . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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