Ball Ground

Population: 2,665
Median household income: $112,585
Median home value: $346,800

Ball Ground is a community in Cherokee County, Georgia, home to 2,665 residents. At $112,585, its median household income sits above Cherokee County's $105,442.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ball Ground's population grew 25.1% from 2,131 to 2,665, while its median home value rose 64.6% from $210,700 to $346,800.

The median resident is 39.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,665
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $112,585
Median home value: $346,800
Median gross rent: $1,381
Housing units: 1,050
Homeownership rate: 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1312,665

Median household income

$78,913$112,585

Median home value

$210,700$346,800

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,381

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,131	$78,913	$210,700	$1,079
2020	2,230	$81,900	$228,100	$1,106
2021	2,423	$92,404	$268,400	$1,188
2022	2,527	$103,429	$318,100	$1,381
2023	2,665	$112,585	$346,800	$1,381

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	5.0%
5 to 17	540	20.3%
18 to 24	124	4.7%
25 to 34	406	15.2%
35 to 44	454	17.0%
45 to 54	380	14.3%
55 to 64	309	11.6%
65 to 74	216	8.1%
75 and over	103	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,304	86.5%
Black or African American	118	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	152	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree28.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	4.4%
High school graduate	381	20.4%
Some college or associate's	641	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	529	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	234	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,237	83.7%
Carpooled	94	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	9.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	271	20.4%
15 to 29 min	403	30.3%
30 to 44 min	323	24.3%
45 to 59 min	210	15.8%
60+ min	124	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 3.3% (87 of 2,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	764	74.6%
Nonfamily households	260	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,024	97.5%
Vacant	26	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	865	84.5%
Renter-occupied	159	15.5%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	937	89.2%
1-unit, attached	69	6.6%
2 to 4 units	19	1.8%
5 to 19 units	17	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1305036
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.3417, -84.3669