Pickens County, Georgia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,197
Median household income: $75,293
Median home value: $289,600

Pickens County is a county in Georgia with a population of 34,197. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $75,293 runs in line with the Georgia figure of $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Pickens County's population grew 9.0% from 31,387 to 34,197, while its median household income rose 11.3% from $67,631 to $75,293.

The typical home was built around 1995. 13.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,197
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $75,293
Median home value: $289,600
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 15,245
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,38734,197

Median household income

$67,631$75,293

Median home value

$200,200$289,600

Median gross rent

$856$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,387	$67,631	$200,200	$856
2020	32,002	$68,365	$196,400	$874
2021	32,814	$71,637	$220,100	$932
2022	33,439	$72,558	$263,200	$990
2023	34,197	$75,293	$289,600	$1,079

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,711	5.0%
5 to 17	4,793	14.0%
18 to 24	2,333	6.8%
25 to 34	3,995	11.7%
35 to 44	3,805	11.1%
45 to 54	4,423	12.9%
55 to 64	5,477	16.0%
65 to 74	4,835	14.1%
75 and over	2,825	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,507	92.1%
Black or African American	168	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	54	0.2%
Asian	158	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	37	0.1%
Two or more races	957	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,294	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,558	10.1%
High school graduate	8,712	34.4%
Some college or associate's	7,780	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,316	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,994	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,521	73.1%
Carpooled	1,534	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	78	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,523	16.0%
Other means	94	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,790	21.1%
15 to 29 min	4,264	32.2%
30 to 44 min	2,629	19.9%
45 to 59 min	1,552	11.7%
60+ min	1,992	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 13.3% (4,502 of 33,824)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,565	73.3%
Nonfamily households	3,489	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,054	85.6%
Vacant	2,191	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,166	77.9%
Renter-occupied	2,888	22.1%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,910	78.1%
1-unit, attached	170	1.1%
2 to 4 units	663	4.3%
5 to 19 units	357	2.3%
20 or more units	67	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2,078	13.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 13227
State: Georgia
Land area: 232 sq mi
Water area: 0.65 sq mi
Center point: 34.4568, -84.4904

Cities & places

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