Warner Robins is the 9th largest city in Georgia, located in Houston County, Georgia and Peach County. The city is in the Macon metropolitan area. It is the principal city of the Warner Robins, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804. The city was originally named Wellston, which was little more than a train stop for local farmers. During World War II, in order to secure a military base, it was renamed after General Augustine Warner Robins. It was founded in the early 1940s and survived a direct strike from an F4 tornado in April 1953, the first tornado to ever be caught on film. The city is nicknamed the "International City"; this comes from the number of people that live there from all over the world brought together by nearby Robins Air Force Base.

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,804 people, 19,550 households, and 13,078 families residing in the city. The population density was 827.9/km² (2,143.9/mi²). There were 21,688 housing units at an average density of 367.9/km² (952.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.50% White, 32.09% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.24% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.80% of the population.