Milan, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Milan · Dodge County, Georgia
Population 727 (est. 2026: ~1,200)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 15.82% annual growth projection

Milan, Georgia

Dodge County, Georgia · Population 613

Milan sits in the heart of middle Georgia, about eight miles southwest of Eastman along US-23. It is a small, quiet crossroads community in Dodge County — a county of roughly 19,925 people anchored by Eastman as its county seat and commercial center. Milan has no hospital, no transit system, and no college campus. What it has is affordable land, a tight residential fabric, and a median age that suggests a community of long-term residents who have largely stayed put.

People & Demographics

The ACS 2022 estimate places Milan's population at 649. The median age is 51.3 — notably older than Georgia's statewide median, which typically runs in the mid-30s, reflecting a community where younger residents have largely moved on and older ones have stayed. Of 649 residents, 492 identify as white, 132 as Black, and 23 as Hispanic or Latino. Asian residents number zero in this dataset.

Milan has 281 total households. Family households account for 133 of those. The average household size of 2.16 is well below the national norm, consistent with the older age profile — fewer multi-generational or child-heavy households. Children under 18 number 102 across the entire town.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Milan is $22,188 — roughly half the Georgia statewide median, which typically sits around $65,000. Per capita income comes in at $18,044. These are among the more challenging income figures in a state that already contains some of the poorest rural counties in the South.

Of the 649 residents, 213 participate in the labor force. Of those, 33 are unemployed. The poverty count is striking: 281 residents — nearly 43% of the population — fall below the federal poverty line. That is not a rounding error; it reflects the structural economic reality of deep-rural middle Georgia, where manufacturing jobs have thinned and agriculture no longer employs at the scale it once did. Most employed residents commute out of town, primarily to Eastman.

Housing

Milan's housing stock numbers 454 total units, of which 281 are occupied and 173 are vacant — a vacancy rate of about 38%. That level of vacancy is high even by rural Georgia standards and signals decades of population loss alongside housing that has aged or been abandoned.

Of occupied units, 185 are owner-occupied and 96 are renter-occupied. The median home value is $63,000, making Milan one of the more affordable places to own property in Georgia by raw dollar figure. Median rent runs $583 per month. Both numbers reflect the income level of the community — housing is cheap partly because incomes are low and demand from outside buyers is minimal.

Schools

Milan students attend Dodge County Schools. There is no separate Milan city school system. The county operates the following campuses:

All secondary and most elementary facilities are located in or near Eastman. Milan students are bused into the county system. The Achievement Center and Youth Development Campus serve students with alternative educational needs.

Getting Around

Of 180 workers, 158 drive alone and 22 carpool. Public transit use is zero, and no residents in this dataset walked to work or worked from home. Milan is entirely car-dependent — there is no local transit infrastructure, no rail, and no meaningful walkable employment center within town. Total aggregate commute time for all workers is 10,595 minutes, which averages out to roughly 59 minutes round-trip per worker per day. Eastman, eight miles northeast, is the primary destination for most employed residents.

Healthcare

Dodge County Hospital serves the region and is the primary acute care facility for Milan residents. The hospital is located in Eastman. No rating or emergency department designation data is available in current records. For individual provider lookup, the NPI Registry covers providers in Milan: NPI Registry — Milan, GA.

Library

The Dodge County – Murrell Memorial Library is the closest public library, located 1.9 miles from Milan. It serves the broader county and can be reached at (478) 374-4711.

Natural Hazards

Dodge County has a long and serious federal disaster declaration history. Milan and surrounding areas have been affected by:

This is a county that gets hit. Tropical systems tracking inland from the Gulf and the Atlantic both reach middle Georgia with enough force to warrant federal disaster declarations. Residents should maintain storm preparedness year-round, particularly from June through November.

Government & Municipal Code

Milan operates under a published municipal code maintained by Municode: Milan City, Georgia — Municipal Code

The code does not include a local building code.

Weather

Current forecasts and conditions for Milan are available through the National Weather Service: NWS Forecast — Milan, GA (32.1796, -83.1522)

Active weather alerts: NWS Alerts

The nearest weather observation station is Eastman 0.9 ENE, approximately 1.8 miles away.

References

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