Doerun, Georgia
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Doerun · Colquitt County, Georgia
Population 925 (est. 2026: ~1,000)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 3.89% annual growth projection

Doerun, Georgia

Colquitt County, Georgia · Population 738

Doerun sits in the flat, agricultural heart of southwest Georgia, about 12 miles northwest of Moultrie, the Colquitt County seat. This is farming country — tobacco, peanuts, and timber have shaped the landscape and the economy for generations. With fewer than 750 residents, Doerun functions the way small Georgia towns have always functioned: tight geography, a single elementary school, most services accessed in Moultrie, and a community where the same families have lived side by side for decades. It is not a suburb, not a bedroom community, and not growing quickly. What it offers is affordability and proximity to a modest regional center without the costs and congestion of metro Georgia.

People & Demographics

Doerun's ACS 2022 population estimate of 897 sits close to the official count of 738 — a reflection of the estimation error common in small places. The town is racially mixed: 435 residents identify as white, 326 as Black, and 139 as Hispanic or Latino, with 6 Asian residents. That Hispanic population — roughly 15% of the total — is notably high for a town this size in rural Georgia, consistent with agricultural labor patterns across Colquitt County.

The median age of 31.4 is younger than Georgia's statewide median of around 37, driven significantly by a large share of children: 321 residents under 18 in a population of 897. That is more than one in three residents. There are 341 households, 231 of them family households, with an average household size of 2.63.

Colquitt County overall holds 45,898 people, meaning Doerun accounts for less than 2% of the county. Most services — courts, health care, large retail, the county school system's upper grades — are centralized in Moultrie.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Doerun is $38,125, and per capita income is $20,078. Both figures fall well below Georgia's statewide medians. Of the 897 residents, 254 live below the federal poverty line — approximately 28%, a rate roughly double Georgia's statewide poverty rate of around 14%.

The labor force is 309 people, with just 6 counted as unemployed — a low unemployment figure that likely reflects both limited measurement precision in small samples and the prevalence of informal or seasonal agricultural work. With 299 total workers in the commuting data, the workforce is almost entirely driving out of town to jobs elsewhere in Colquitt County, primarily Moultrie.

Housing

Doerun has 400 total housing units, of which 341 are occupied. The 59 vacant units represent a 14.75% vacancy rate — elevated compared to most Georgia communities, consistent with rural population trends across the region.

Of occupied units, 183 are owner-occupied and 158 are renter-occupied — a near-even split unusual in rural Georgia, where ownership tends to dominate. Median home value is $104,300, which is low even by southwest Georgia standards. Median gross rent is $657 per month. Both figures make Doerun among the more affordable places to live in the state by raw numbers, though income levels mean affordability is relative. At $38,125 median household income, the standard 30% threshold puts affordable rent at roughly $953 — so $657 is manageable, but home purchasing still requires stable income that many households here don't have.

There is no municipal building code on file with Municode for Doerun.

Schools

Doerun Elementary School serves grades pre-K through 5 with 247 students. It is the only school physically located in Doerun. Students in middle and high school attend Colquitt County Schools facilities in and around Moultrie, roughly 12 miles southeast.

Getting Around

Of 299 workers with commuting data, 263 drive alone to work. Zero are recorded using public transit, carpooling, or walking — figures that reflect both the data's limitations in small samples and the reality of rural southwest Georgia, where there is no meaningful public transit and destinations are spread across a wide area. Seven residents work from home.

Aggregate travel time across all workers is 6,970 minutes. Divided across 299 workers, that averages to roughly 23 minutes each way — consistent with a 10-to-15-mile commute to Moultrie or other Colquitt County employment centers. A personal vehicle is not optional here; it is a requirement for participation in daily life.

Healthcare

The nearest hospital is Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, approximately 12 miles from Doerun. Turning Point Hospital, a psychiatric and behavioral health facility also located in the Moultrie area, serves Colquitt County as well. CMS star ratings and emergency department data were not available for either facility.

Local provider listings can be searched through the NPI Registry for Doerun, GA.

Library

The Doerun Municipal Library serves the town directly and can be reached at (229) 782-5507. For expanded collections and services, the W.C. Bradley Memorial Library system in Moultrie offers the full resources of the Colquitt County public library network.

Natural Hazards

Colquitt County has been struck repeatedly by named storms and severe weather. FEMA disaster declarations affecting the county since 2004:

Fifteen federal disaster or emergency declarations in 20 years. Southwest Georgia is not in a coastal hurricane zone, but it sits directly in the inland track of Atlantic and Gulf storms making landfall to the south and west. Wind damage, flooding, and tornado spin-offs from these systems are recurring realities. Helene's 2024 declarations came within days of each other — the pace of back-to-back events in a single season is notable even by regional standards.

Government & Municipal Code

Doerun's municipal code is published through Municode and accessible at library.municode.com/ga/doerun. No local building code is on file with Municode, meaning building construction and permitting standards in Doerun default to state minimums.

Weather

Current forecasts for the Doerun area are available from the National Weather Service at forecast.weather.gov. Active weather alerts can be checked at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest weather observation station is Moultrie 9.1 NW, approximately 5.2 miles from town.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)