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Georgia·Ben Hill County
6 tracts·4K people·$99K median·428/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fitzgerald is $99,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Fitzgerald has 8,918 residents across 1 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 51.0% Black, 45.2% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% Multiracial and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 14.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Ben Hill County Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (30%); Hurricane Transition Academy is the high school with reported scores (1%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $670/month, 58% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Fitzgerald is $37,323 a year, 57% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Fitzgerald, median rent is $670/month and the median home value is $99,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Fitzgerald reported 10.2 violent crimes and 40.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fitzgerald are tornado (91), drought (90) and lightning (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fitzgerald, 6.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).