Eatonton

Population: 6,430
Median household income: $52,989
Median home value: $144,800

Eatonton is a community in Putnam County, Georgia, home to 6,430 residents. The median household income of $52,989 is below the Putnam County median ($64,163).

Between 2019 and 2023, Eatonton's population declined 2.6% from 6,603 to 6,430, while its median home value rose 90.0% from $76,200 to $144,800.

66.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,430
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,989
Median home value: $144,800
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 2,848
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6036,430

Median household income

$37,398$52,989

Median home value

$76,200$144,800

Median gross rent

$518$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,603	$37,398	$76,200	$518
2020	6,661	$34,049	$86,900	$644
2021	6,278	$40,304	$91,900	$743
2022	6,369	$53,870	$137,500	$821
2023	6,430	$52,989	$144,800	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	227	3.5%
5 to 17	1,415	22.0%
18 to 24	327	5.1%
25 to 34	540	8.4%
35 to 44	848	13.2%
45 to 54	990	15.4%
55 to 64	777	12.1%
65 to 74	842	13.1%
75 and over	464	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,338	36.4%
Black or African American	3,405	53.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	46	0.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	614	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	549	12.3%
High school graduate	1,624	36.4%
Some college or associate's	1,414	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	492	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	382	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,275	90.6%
Carpooled	116	4.6%
Public transit	4	0.2%
Walked	8	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	3.8%
Other means	13	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	905	37.5%
15 to 29 min	596	24.7%
30 to 44 min	692	28.6%
45 to 59 min	75	3.1%
60+ min	148	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 16.5% (1,042 of 6,300)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,724	66.8%
Nonfamily households	858	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,582	90.7%
Vacant	266	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,229	86.3%
Renter-occupied	353	13.7%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,881	66.0%
1-unit, attached	95	3.3%
2 to 4 units	96	3.4%
5 to 19 units	62	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	714	25.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1326084
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 33.3258, -83.3889

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