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A town of 5,572, settled in 1870.
Eastman earns a D, 224th among Georgia's 258 graded towns, mostly because of safety and health. Its police reported 20 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. One bright spot: natural-hazard risk is low. Eastman’s rate of thefts and burglaries is 49.5 per 1,000 residents, where Georgia’s towns sit at 14.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Eastman has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dodge County Courthouse and Williamson Mausoleum at Orphans Cemetery.
Where Eastman beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
4,962 counted in 2010 and 5,658 in 2020; an estimated 5,572 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Eastman is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,082 in 1890, 5,658 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1972 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eastman, 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 Eastman.
Eastman trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and draws workers from Warner Robins and beyond, but it reports property crime at 4 times the Georgia rate.
Property crime runs at 49.5 per 1,000 residents, 4 times the Georgia rate, most of it theft.
Eastman’s level of violent crime comes in at 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The largest public high school is Dodge County High School, with 809 students. The Dodge County school district runs its public schools. Below: Two of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge County Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 668 | – |
| Dodge County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 809 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
3,544 jobs are based in Eastman, 2.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.8 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
The top destinations are Dublin (7%), Warner Robins (4%) and Macon-Bibb County (4%). Since 2013, Eastman has lost 210 jobs, to 3,544 in 2023. Its typical journey to work comes in at 17 minutes.
| Eastman | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 32% | 9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults in Eastman, 21% have been diagnosed with depression. In Eastman, 44% of adults have high blood pressure, and 40% feel lonely.
| Eastman | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Eastman | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.9% | 17.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.6% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $157K for the typical one, B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 28 miles.
Eastman’s rent at the middle of the market is $770 a month. Typical home values rose 13% in the year to September 2026. In Eastman, 54% of households live in a home they own.
| Eastman | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $770 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 54% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
31% of Eastman’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 28%. On expected storm and flood damage, Eastman sits below just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Eastman households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For residents in Eastman, the share who are under 18 is 21%. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Georgia average.
| Eastman | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 25% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.3 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 14% | 18% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Eastman | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.8% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.7% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Just 6 of its 4,241 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Eastman itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
There are 0.9 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. The density of trails for Eastman comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Eastman | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Club Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Library park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Eastman; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Eastman residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Eastman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Eastman on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Eastman.
City in Georgia, United States
Eastman is a city in and the county seat of Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,658 at the 2020 census, up from 4,962 at the 2010 census. The city was named after William Pitt Eastman, a native of Massachusetts who purchased a large tract of land along the Macon and Brunswick Railroad, and settled a city on the site. In the 19th century, this was a center of the timber and sawmill industry. During the Great Depression in 1937, the first Stuckey's Pecan Shoppe, once well-known along roadways throughout the United States, was founded in Eastman.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eastman grades D overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #224 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D for health, D for safety and C for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
12 notable people were born here, including Hank Mobley and Martha Hudson.
