Dahlonega

Population: 7,194
Median household income: $74,500
Median home value: $409,100

Dahlonega is a community in Lumpkin County, Georgia, home to 7,194 residents. Its median household income of $74,500 runs in line with the Lumpkin County figure of $72,388.

From 2019 to 2023, Dahlonega's population grew 6.2% from 6,773 to 7,194, while its median home value rose 43.2% from $285,700 to $409,100.

59.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 2002.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,194
Median age: 21.7 yrs
Median household income: $74,500
Median home value: $409,100
Median gross rent: $1,290
Housing units: 2,050
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7737,194

Median household income

$46,118$74,500

Median home value

$285,700$409,100

Median gross rent

$990$1,290

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,773	$46,118	$285,700	$990
2020	7,004	$46,250	$415,000	$1,044
2021	6,471	$64,349	$405,500	$1,151
2022	7,083	$57,941	$392,600	$1,181
2023	7,194	$74,500	$409,100	$1,290

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 2452.2%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 544.2%

55 to 643.5%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	262	3.6%
5 to 17	329	4.6%
18 to 24	3,756	52.2%
25 to 34	503	7.0%
35 to 44	482	6.7%
45 to 54	305	4.2%
55 to 64	249	3.5%
65 to 74	716	10.0%
75 and over	592	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,070	84.4%
Black or African American	422	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.6%
Asian	40	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	98	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	519	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree29.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	115	4.0%
High school graduate	807	28.3%
Some college or associate's	518	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	844	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	563	19.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked11.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,025	73.2%
Carpooled	191	6.9%
Public transit	25	0.9%
Walked	324	11.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	198	7.2%
Other means	4	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,024	39.9%
15 to 29 min	707	27.5%
30 to 44 min	291	11.3%
45 to 59 min	231	9.0%
60+ min	316	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 34.3% (1,576 of 4,589)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,142	65.2%
Nonfamily households	610	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,752	85.5%
Vacant	298	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,153	65.8%
Renter-occupied	599	34.2%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,216	59.3%
1-unit, attached	320	15.6%
2 to 4 units	225	11.0%
5 to 19 units	192	9.4%
20 or more units	97	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1321240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 34.5299, -83.9796

Other places in Lumpkin County

None.