---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Ben Hill County, GA"
classification: county
fips: "13017"
state: "GA"
demographics:
  population: 17089
  population_under_18: 4179
  population_18_64: 9834
  population_65_plus: 3076
  median_household_income: 41758
  poverty_rate: 25.15
  homeownership_rate: 63.27
  unemployment_rate: 3.11
  median_home_value: 112700
  gini_index: 0.4429
  vacancy_rate: 13.01
  race_white: 9595
  race_black: 6497
  race_asian: 74
  race_native: 32
  hispanic: 1162
  bachelors_plus: 1969
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ga/districts/08"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/ga/districts/senate/13"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9995
  - to: "us/states/ga/districts/house/156"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.6268
  - to: "us/states/ga/districts/house/148"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3727
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ga]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Ben Hill County, GA

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 17089 |
| Under 18 | 4179 |
| 18–64 | 9834 |
| 65+ | 3076 |
| Median household income | 41758 |
| Poverty rate | 25.15 |
| Homeownership rate | 63.27 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.11 |
| Median home value | 112700 |
| Gini index | 0.4429 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.01 |
| White | 9595 |
| Black | 6497 |
| Asian | 74 |
| Native | 32 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1162 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 1969 |

## Districts

- [GA-08](/us/states/ga/districts/08.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [GA Senate District 13](/us/states/ga/districts/senate/13.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [GA House District 156](/us/states/ga/districts/house/156.md) — 63% (state house)
- [GA House District 148](/us/states/ga/districts/house/148.md) — 37% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries