Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Overall it grades C−, ranked 139th of 258 in Georgia. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $34K, and 30% of residents live below the poverty line. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Douglas, against 15% in Georgia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Douglas is home to South Georgia State College. Among 263 Georgia towns, just 4 have a lower average trip to work than Douglas.
Where Douglas beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Douglas is from typical.
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Census counts: 617 in 1900, 11,722 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Douglas, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Douglas.
Douglas draws workers from Broxton and beyond, fares better on crime within Georgia than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
Against the 1,163 U.S. towns with household incomes like Douglas’s, it is less healthy than 78%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of adults have diabetes in Douglas. Douglas beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 35% of adults worry about having enough food in Douglas.
| Douglas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 22% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Douglas | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 34.6% | 17.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Coffee County school district. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Coffee County High School, with 1,373 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,591 | B− |
| Coffee County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,373 | B |
| Indian Creek ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 675 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
13,177 jobs are based in Douglas, 3.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 14.3 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
47% of Douglas working residents work locally. Since 2013, Douglas has added 1,291 jobs, to 13,177 in 2023. The top destinations are Valdosta (2%), Waycross (2%) and Jacksonville (1%).
| Douglas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 47% | 9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $34,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Douglas home is worth about $181,000, up 3.3% in a year, 45% below the Georgia typical home. The median rent in Douglas is $680 a month.
| Douglas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $680 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5.4 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is J. C. Adams Municipal Park, at 107 acres.
| Douglas | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J. C. Adams Municipal Park | 0.2 mi | 107 |
| 2. WWII Flight Aviation Park | — | 25 |
| 3. Wheeler Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Douglas.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 11.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 88% of Georgia’s graded towns. Reported crimes rose from 37 to 147 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Pridgen weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 70 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Douglas has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Douglas’ July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Douglas
About 6 of every 100 Douglas residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Douglas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Douglas on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Douglas.
City in Georgia, United States
Douglas is a city in and the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,722. Douglas is the core city of the Douglas micropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 50,731 as of the 2010 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Douglas grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #139 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($48,870 across the Douglas, GA area).
16 notable people were born here, including Jennifer Nettles and Tyreek Hill.
