Heard County, Georgia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,616
Median household income: $62,907
Median home value: $161,000

Heard County, Georgia counts 11,616 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,907 runs below the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Heard County's population declined 1.0% from 11,736 to 11,616, while its median household income rose 22.5% from $51,358 to $62,907.

64.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,616
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,907
Median home value: $161,000
Median gross rent: $855
Housing units: 4,797
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,73611,616

Median household income

$51,358$62,907

Median home value

$109,000$161,000

Median gross rent

$630$855

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,736	$51,358	$109,000	$630
2020	11,785	$50,583	$114,500	$695
2021	11,440	$55,635	$116,200	$746
2022	11,489	$62,965	$134,900	$815
2023	11,616	$62,907	$161,000	$855

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	605	5.2%
5 to 17	2,100	18.1%
18 to 24	931	8.0%
25 to 34	1,457	12.5%
35 to 44	1,247	10.7%
45 to 54	1,612	13.9%
55 to 64	1,638	14.1%
65 to 74	1,308	11.3%
75 and over	718	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,811	84.5%
Black or African American	919	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	88	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	479	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	302	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,124	14.1%
High school graduate	3,496	43.8%
Some college or associate's	2,453	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	635	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	272	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,693	83.9%
Carpooled	398	9.0%
Public transit	51	1.2%
Walked	21	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	173	3.9%
Other means	67	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	628	14.8%
15 to 29 min	986	23.3%
30 to 44 min	1,352	32.0%
45 to 59 min	511	12.1%
60+ min	753	17.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 18.7% (2,136 of 11,434)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,021	69.6%
Nonfamily households	1,321	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,342	90.5%
Vacant	455	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,127	72.0%
Renter-occupied	1,215	28.0%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other28.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,068	64.0%
1-unit, attached	30	0.6%
2 to 4 units	203	4.2%
5 to 19 units	94	2.0%
20 or more units	18	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,384	28.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 13149
State: Georgia
Land area: 296 sq mi
Water area: 5.12 sq mi
Center point: 33.2913, -85.1379

Cities & places

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