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Vienna, Georgia
Location in Dooly County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°5′30″N 83°47′42″W / 32.09167, -83.795
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Dooly
Area
- Total	5.3 sq mi (13.6 km²)
- Land	5.3 sq mi (13.6 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	331 ft (101 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,973
- Density	560.9/sq mi (218.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31092
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-79444GR2
GNIS feature ID	0324707GR3

Vienna /ˌvaɪˈɛnə/ is a city in Dooly County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Dooly County^GR6.

The name of the city is pronounced vye-ENNE-uh, with the emphasis on the middle syllable but sometimes on both the first and second syllables. The city is in the Macon metropolitan area.

Vienna is located at 32°5′30″N, 83°47′42″W (32.091784, -83.794901)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km²), of which, 5.2 square miles (13.6 km²) of it is land and 0.19% is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,973 people, 1,068 households, and 761 families residing in the city. The population density was 566.2 people per square mile (218.6/km²). There were 1,180 housing units at an average density of 224.7/sq mi (86.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 27.68% White, 66.87% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.44% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.58% of the population.

There were 1,068 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 28.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,276, and the median income for a family was $30,574. Males had a median income of $24,063 versus $17,664 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,419. About 24.5% of families and 29.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.1% of those under age 18 and 31.2% of those age 65 or over.

Vienna is quite literally a one stop-light town. It is also the home of the Georgia Cotton Museum.

Vienna is perhaps known best as home of the Big Pig Jig, the southeast's largest and Georgia's oldest and official barbecue cooking contest. The Big Pig Jig was named to the Discovery Travel Channel's top ten list of "World's Best Barbecue Contests" for the past four years (2002-2005).

It is the birthplace of former Georgia governor George Busbee.

• Vienna, Georgia is at coordinates 32°05′30″N 83°47′42″W / 32.091784, -83.794901Coordinates: 32°05′30″N 83°47′42″W / 32.091784, -83.794901

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Dooly County, Georgia
County seat: Vienna
Cities	Lilly | Pinehurst | Unadilla | Vienna
Towns	Byromville | Dooling

v • d • e Macon Metropolitan Area
Central City/Largest City	Macon
Cities and Towns	Avondale • Bolingbroke • Byron • Centerville • Cochran • Culloden • Danville • Dublin • Eastman • Eatonton • Forsyth • Fort Valley • Franklinton • Gordon • Gray • Hawkinsville • Jeffersonville • Juliette • Knoxville • Lizella • Milledgeville • Payne City • Perry • Roberta • Robins AFB • Smarr • Sofkee • Unadilla • Vienna • Warner Robins • Walden
Counties	Bibb • Twiggs • Jones • Houston • Peach • Dooly • Pulaski • Putnam • Bleckley • Wilkinson • Laurens • Dodge • Crawford • Monroe