Resaca

Population: 1,247
Median household income: $54,750
Median home value: $152,200

Resaca, a community in Gordon County, Georgia, has 1,247 residents. The median household income of $54,750 is below the Gordon County median ($61,997).

Between 2019 and 2023, Resaca's population grew 28.0% from 974 to 1,247, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $98,900 to $152,200.

The median gross rent is $1,100. 4.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,247
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,750
Median home value: $152,200
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 261
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9741,247

Median household income

$52,031$54,750

Median home value

$98,900$152,200

Median gross rent

$715$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	974	$52,031	$98,900	$715
2020	1,583	$49,153	$105,500	$997
2021	1,595	$52,308	$112,900	$1,032
2022	1,363	$56,154	$135,800	$1,010
2023	1,247	$54,750	$152,200	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	3.3%
5 to 17	212	17.0%
18 to 24	94	7.5%
25 to 34	179	14.4%
35 to 44	150	12.0%
45 to 54	193	15.5%
55 to 64	142	11.4%
65 to 74	139	11.1%
75 and over	97	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	758	60.8%
Black or African American	104	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	19	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	358	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.8%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's18.0%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	27.8%
High school graduate	444	49.3%
Some college or associate's	162	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	27	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	308	90.6%
Carpooled	29	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	24.3%
15 to 29 min	161	47.8%
30 to 44 min	51	15.1%
45 to 59 min	37	11.0%
60+ min	6	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 4.05
Poverty rate: 6.9% (66 of 958)

	Count	Share
Family households	193	81.1%
Nonfamily households	45	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	238	91.2%
Vacant	23	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	169	71.0%
Renter-occupied	69	29.0%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	214	82.0%
1-unit, attached	6	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4	1.5%
5 to 19 units	11	4.2%
20 or more units	10	3.8%
Mobile home & other	16	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1364736
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.5794, -84.9438