Douglas’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One of the benefits of Douglas is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.10 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of Douglas are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.59% of adults in Douglas have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Douglas in 2022 was $20,925, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $83,700 for a family of four. However, Douglas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Douglas is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Douglas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Douglas residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Douglas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Douglas include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Douglas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
