Paulding County, Georgia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 174,292
Median household income: $94,557
Median home value: $289,000

Home to 174,292 residents, Paulding County is one of Georgia's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $94,557 runs above the Georgia figure of $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Paulding County's population grew 9.1% from 159,825 to 174,292, while its median household income rose 38.3% from $68,370 to $94,557.

75.7% of workers drive to work alone. 89.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 174,292
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $94,557
Median home value: $289,000
Median gross rent: $1,622
Housing units: 61,504
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

159,825174,292

Median household income

$68,370$94,557

Median home value

$173,600$289,000

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,622

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	159,825	$68,370	$173,600	$1,163
2020	164,440	$74,154	$184,000	$1,198
2021	165,688	$80,234	$204,700	$1,314
2022	169,898	$89,237	$251,100	$1,464
2023	174,292	$94,557	$289,000	$1,622

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,744	6.2%
5 to 17	34,056	19.5%
18 to 24	14,618	8.4%
25 to 34	23,616	13.5%
35 to 44	25,057	14.4%
45 to 54	25,446	14.6%
55 to 64	20,846	12.0%
65 to 74	12,847	7.4%
75 and over	7,062	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	110,767	63.6%
Black or African American	37,822	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.1%
Asian	2,391	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	149	0.1%
Some other race	282	0.2%
Two or more races	8,534	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,256	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,907	8.6%
High school graduate	33,378	29.1%
Some college or associate's	40,084	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	21,024	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10,481	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	63,959	75.7%
Carpooled	7,227	8.6%
Public transit	288	0.3%
Walked	264	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12,155	14.4%
Other means	569	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,556	11.8%
15 to 29 min	17,006	23.5%
30 to 44 min	17,822	24.6%
45 to 59 min	12,649	17.5%
60+ min	16,274	22.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 6.1% (10,525 of 173,316)

	Count	Share
Family households	46,574	79.5%
Nonfamily households	12,034	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58,608	95.3%
Vacant	2,896	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	47,042	80.3%
Renter-occupied	11,566	19.7%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	54,805	89.1%
1-unit, attached	1,435	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1,050	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1,114	1.8%
20 or more units	920	1.5%
Mobile home & other	2,180	3.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 13223
State: Georgia
Land area: 312 sq mi
Water area: 2.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.9210, -84.8672

Cities & places

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