Waleska

Population: 767
Median household income: $52,500
Median home value: $362,500

Waleska is a community in Cherokee County, Georgia, home to 767 residents. At $52,500, its median household income sits below Cherokee County's $105,442.

From 2019 to 2023, Waleska's population grew 3.6% from 740 to 767, while its median home value rose 126.6% from $160,000 to $362,500.

96.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 767
Median age: 21.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,500
Median home value: $362,500
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 146
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

740767

Median household income

$55,417$52,500

Median home value

$160,000$362,500

Median gross rent

$1,134$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	740	$55,417	$160,000	$1,134
2020	804	—	—	$731
2021	773	—	$278,600	$779
2022	764	$50,000	$295,800	$860
2023	767	$52,500	$362,500	$867

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 2464.8%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 442.1%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 643.7%

65 to 743.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	1.6%
5 to 17	45	5.9%
18 to 24	497	64.8%
25 to 34	39	5.1%
35 to 44	16	2.1%
45 to 54	57	7.4%
55 to 64	28	3.7%
65 to 74	25	3.3%
75 and over	48	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	556	72.5%
Black or African American	104	13.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.3%
Two or more races	11	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	85	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's44.1%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	5.6%
High school graduate	47	22.1%
Some college or associate's	94	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	25	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	35	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone59.4%

Carpooled0.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	206	59.4%
Carpooled	1	0.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	17.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	22.2%
Other means	4	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	33.0%
15 to 29 min	146	54.1%
30 to 44 min	22	8.1%
45 to 59 min	5	1.9%
60+ min	8	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 3.6% (10 of 278)

	Count	Share
Family households	92	67.6%
Nonfamily households	44	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	93.2%
Vacant	10	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	74	54.4%
Renter-occupied	62	45.6%

1-unit, detached96.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	141	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1379948
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.3160, -84.5436