Dalton vs Varnell

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton and Varnell: population, income, housing, and more.

Dalton and Varnell are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dalton has the higher population (34,402 vs 2,623 in Varnell). Varnell has the higher median household income ($82,857 vs $61,236 in Dalton). Varnell has the higher median home value ($228,200 vs $203,100 in Dalton).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Varnell
Population	34,402	2,623
Median age	33.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,236	$82,857
Median home value	$203,100	$228,200
Median gross rent	$924	$1,155
Housing units	12,969	821
Homeownership rate	53.7%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Varnell
Population	33,571 → 34,402 (+2.5%)	2,488 → 2,623 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$44,696 → $61,236 (+37.0%)	$54,250 → $82,857 (+52.7%)
Median home value	$146,300 → $203,100 (+38.8%)	$124,300 → $228,200 (+83.6%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $924 (+32.2%)	$680 → $1,155 (+69.9%)

Dalton

Population

33,57134,402

Median household income

$44,696$61,236

Median home value

$146,300$203,100

Median gross rent

$699$924

Varnell

Population

2,4882,623

Median household income

$54,250$82,857

Median home value

$124,300$228,200

Median gross rent

$680$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Varnell
Under 5	6.8%	8.8%
5 to 17	19.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	11.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	16.4%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.9%
75 and over	6.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Varnell
White (non-Hispanic)	36.8%	83.0%
Black or African American	5.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	53.3%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Varnell
No high school diploma	29.7%	10.9%
High school graduate	25.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Varnell
Drove alone	78.3%	90.1%
Carpooled	15.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	3.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Varnell
1-unit, detached	51.3%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	17.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Varnell
Poverty rate	17.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.82	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1983	1994