Candler County, Georgia
6 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
- 11,043
- Median household income
- $49,581
- ±5,151
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 114 of 4,627 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.1%
- 3,452 of 4,152 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 Candler | 11,037 (2021) | Po Box 830, Metter | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Metter | 3,994 (2021) | Po Box 74, Metter | Website |
| Town of Pulaski | 196 (2021) | Po Box 117, Pulaski | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metter-Candler County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 398, Stillmore | — |
| Candler County Hospital | Hospitals | Po Box 597, Metter | Website |
| Metter Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 207, Metter | — |
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
Candler County
School district4 schools
210 South College Street, Metter, GA, 30439
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
Main Street Farmers Market (10 Siebald Street Statesboro) · Brooklet Farmers Market (Brooklet)
Swainsboro Emanuel Farmers Market (Swainsboro)
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.