Pierce County, Georgia
5 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
- 20,202
- Median household income
- $60,517
- ±3,537
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 247 of 9,568 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.9%
- 6,302 of 7,605 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 Pierce | 19,976 (2021) | Po Box 679, Blackshear | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blackshear | 3,537 (2021) | Po Box 268, Blackshear | Website |
| City of Offerman | 453 (2021) | Po Box 160, Offerman | — |
| City of Patterson | 762 (2021) | Po Box 434, Patterson | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackshear City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1130 Tebeau St, Waycross | — |
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
Pierce County
School district5 schools
834 East Main Street, Blackshear, GA, 31516
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
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
Way Green Local Fare Market (Waycross)
Wayne County Farmers Market (Jesup) · Jesup Farmers Market (U.S. Highway 301 Jesup)
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.