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County · Georgia

Houston County

174,897Population
6.9 %Change since 2020
1,590Net migration
3.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
174,897 (2024)
Change since 2020
6.9 %
Net migration
1,590 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.0 % (2025)
State
Georgia
Population base, April 2020
163,640 (2020)
Births
2,080 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.9
Deaths
1,473 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.4
Natural change, 2023
607
International migration
398 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,192 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
9.1
Postal code
GA
FIPS code
13153

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.04.0
PeriodValue
20253.0 %
20242.9 %
20232.9 %
20223.1 %
20213.5 %
20205.0 %
20193.3 %
20183.9 %
20174.5 %
20165.1 %
20155.9 %
20146.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024174.9K164.4K
PeriodValue
2024174,897
2023171,955
2022169,791
2021167,245
2020164,358