Woodbury, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Woodbury · Meriwether County, Georgia
Population 962 (est. 2026: ~600)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -14.76% annual growth projection

Woodbury, Georgia

Meriwether County, Georgia · Population 908

Woodbury sits in the rolling piedmont of west-central Georgia, about 65 miles southwest of Atlanta and a short drive from Warm Springs — the town Franklin D. Roosevelt made famous. As the seat of Meriwether County, it anchors a quiet stretch of rural Georgia where the pace is slow, the land is wide, and the nearest interstate is a meaningful distance away. With fewer than a thousand residents, Woodbury functions as a county hub without any of the commercial density that label might suggest elsewhere.

People & Demographics

The ACS 2022 estimate puts Woodbury's population at 872, within a county of 20,613. The median age is 41.2 — a community that skews toward middle age and older adults. The racial composition is majority Black (532 residents) with 333 white residents and a small Hispanic/Latino population of 6. Of 293 total households, 196 are family households, and the average household size is 2.98. There are 185 children under 18 in town — a meaningful share of the population for a place this size.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Woodbury is $47,292, and per capita income comes in at $22,831. The labor force counts 380 people, with the ACS reporting zero unemployed — a figure that reflects survey methodology and small sample sizes more than a literal employment picture. The poverty count is more telling: 269 residents fall below the poverty line, which represents a substantial portion of the population and places economic hardship squarely at the center of community life. Woodbury's economy is deeply tied to the county and the broader region; residents commute out for most professional and industrial work.

Housing

Woodbury has 403 total housing units, of which 293 are occupied. That leaves 110 vacant — a vacancy rate of about 27%, which is high by any measure and reflects broader rural depopulation patterns across this part of Georgia. Of occupied units, 238 are owner-occupied and 55 are renter-occupied, making this a majority-ownership community. The median home value is $86,800 — extremely affordable relative to state medians — and median rent sits at $780 per month. For buyers, the low entry price is real; for renters, $780 against a median household income of $47,292 still requires discipline.

Schools

Meriwether County's public schools serve Woodbury students across multiple campuses. On the elementary side, Mountain View Elementary (grades K–5) enrolls 756 students and Unity Elementary (PK–5) enrolls 427. Middle school students attend either Manchester Middle School (grades 6–8, 313 students) or Greenville Middle School (grades 6–8, 170 students). High school is split between Manchester High School (grades 9–12, 403 students) and Greenville High School (grades 9–12, 252 students). The county also operates Good Shepherd Therapeutic Center, a specialized placement serving 2 students in grades 9–10.

Getting Around

Woodbury is car country. Of 374 workers, 327 drive alone and 28 carpool. Public transit is not a factor — zero workers report using it. Five people walk to work, and 14 work from home. Aggregate commute time across all workers is 13,460 minutes, working out to roughly 36 minutes per worker each way — consistent with a population that commutes to Manchester, LaGrange, or further toward the Atlanta metro for employment. There is no practical option here that doesn't start with a car.

Healthcare

Warm Springs Medical Center serves as the area hospital, located in nearby Warm Springs. Specific rating and emergency service data are not available in current CMS records. Providers with Woodbury addresses can be searched through the CMS NPI Registry. For anything beyond routine care, residents are looking at a drive to LaGrange or Columbus.

Library

The Manchester Public Library is the nearest public library, approximately 0.1 miles from Woodbury's center. It can be reached at (706) 846-3851. Manchester is the county seat directly adjacent, making this resource functionally local for Woodbury residents.

Natural Hazards

Meriwether County has a long and varied federal disaster declaration history — 15 declarations going back to 1993. The range of events tells the story of what this part of Georgia actually faces:

This is a county that gets hit by a meaningful weather event every few years. Ice storms, tropical remnants, and tornadoes are not hypothetical here.

Government & Municipal Code

Woodbury's municipal code is published through Municode and available at library.municode.com/ga/woodbury. The municipality does not have a local building code on file with Municode, which means state-level standards govern construction.

Weather

Current forecasts for Woodbury are available through the National Weather Service. Active weather alerts can be monitored at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest official weather station is Manchester 3.6 ENE, approximately 3.3 miles away.

References

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