Ben Hill County, Georgia
4 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 17,089
- Median household income
- $41,758
- ±3,419
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 230 of 7,398 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.1%
- 5,743 of 7,082 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Ben Hill | 17,158 (2021) | 402A E Pine St, Fitzgerald | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fitzgerald | 8,977 (2021) | 302 East Central Ave, Fitzgerald | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hill County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 1447, Fitzgerald | Website |
| Fitzgerald City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1067, Fitzgerald | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Ben Hill County
School district4 schools
509 West Palm Street, Fitzgerald, GA, 31750
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Douglas-Coffee County Farmers Curb Market (606 S Gaskin Avenue Douglas)
Telfair County Farmers' Market (139 N. Third Ave McRae-Helena)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.