Dade County, Georgia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,196
Median household income: $58,936
Median home value: $166,600

Dade County, Georgia counts 16,196 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,936 is below the Georgia median ($74,664).

From 2019 to 2023, Dade County's population held roughly steady from 16,197 to 16,196, while its median household income rose 38.4% from $42,581 to $58,936.

74.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,196
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,936
Median home value: $166,600
Median gross rent: $843
Housing units: 7,413
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,19716,196

Median household income

$42,581$58,936

Median home value

$123,500$166,600

Median gross rent

$724$843

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,197	$42,581	$123,500	$724
2020	16,183	$40,384	$128,500	$663
2021	16,313	$47,675	$132,500	$755
2022	16,239	$59,531	$157,900	$861
2023	16,196	$58,936	$166,600	$843

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	875	5.4%
5 to 17	2,303	14.2%
18 to 24	1,597	9.9%
25 to 34	1,932	11.9%
35 to 44	1,993	12.3%
45 to 54	1,869	11.5%
55 to 64	2,322	14.3%
65 to 74	2,093	12.9%
75 and over	1,212	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,868	91.8%
Black or African American	260	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	173	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.2%
Two or more races	485	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	374	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,323	11.6%
High school graduate	4,308	37.7%
Some college or associate's	3,619	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,526	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	645	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,401	76.5%
Carpooled	420	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	238	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	917	13.0%
Other means	85	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,343	21.9%
15 to 29 min	2,118	34.5%
30 to 44 min	1,588	25.8%
45 to 59 min	720	11.7%
60+ min	375	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 8.5% (1,280 of 15,041)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,356	70.5%
Nonfamily households	1,822	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,178	83.3%
Vacant	1,235	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,814	77.9%
Renter-occupied	1,364	22.1%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,485	74.0%
1-unit, attached	42	0.6%
2 to 4 units	217	2.9%
5 to 19 units	242	3.3%
20 or more units	108	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1,319	17.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 13083
State: Georgia
Land area: 174 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 34.8524, -85.5062

Cities & places

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