A town of 11,749, settled in 1855. A regional job hub with 13,177 jobs.
The 3 things Douglas does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Douglas. Another town gets a different order.
47% of Douglas’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Valdosta (2%), Waycross (2%) and Jacksonville (1%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
The typical Douglas home is worth about $182,000, up 2.8% in a year, 45% below the Georgia typical home.
Douglas beats the Georgia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| What stands out | Douglas | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 14.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 34.6% | 17.7% |
The public schools Douglas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Elementary | PK–5 | 675 | A− |
| Westside Elementary School | PK–5 | 625 | C+ |
| Eastside Elementary School | PK–5 | 575 | C |
| Coffee Middle School | 6–8 | 1,591 | B− |
| George Washington Carver Freshman Campus | 9–10 | 493 | D |
| Coffee County High School | 9–12 | 1,373 | B |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
Douglas has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Douglas's reported crime rate is below Georgia's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 24 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
5.4 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J. C. Adams Municipal Park | 0.2 mi | 107 |
| 2. WWII Flight Aviation Park | — | 25 |
| 3. Wheeler Park | — | 11 |
Where Douglas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
6 places in Douglas on the National Register of Historic Places.
16 notable people were born in Douglas.
City in Georgia, United States
Douglas is a city in and the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,722. Douglas is the core city of the Douglas micropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 50,731 as of the 2010 census.
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