Rockdale County, Georgia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 94,293
Median household income: $72,349
Median home value: $256,600

Home to 94,293 residents, Rockdale County is one of Georgia's counties. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $72,349 runs in line with the Georgia figure of $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, Rockdale County's population grew 5.1% from 89,717 to 94,293, while its median household income rose 20.2% from $60,189 to $72,349.

The median gross rent is $1,341. 29.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 94,293
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $72,349
Median home value: $256,600
Median gross rent: $1,341
Housing units: 35,822
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

89,71794,293

Median household income

$60,189$72,349

Median home value

$163,900$256,600

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	89,717	$60,189	$163,900	$1,056
2020	90,155	$62,505	$170,100	$1,105
2021	92,983	$64,230	$174,600	$1,156
2022	93,641	$68,999	$221,800	$1,263
2023	94,293	$72,349	$256,600	$1,341

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,148	5.5%
5 to 17	17,432	18.5%
18 to 24	8,366	8.9%
25 to 34	11,590	12.3%
35 to 44	11,020	11.7%
45 to 54	12,919	13.7%
55 to 64	13,266	14.1%
65 to 74	9,318	9.9%
75 and over	5,234	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,941	25.4%
Black or African American	53,816	57.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.1%
Asian	1,655	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	115	0.1%
Some other race	663	0.7%
Two or more races	4,029	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,994	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,332	10.0%
High school graduate	17,866	28.2%
Some college or associate's	20,713	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	11,122	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,314	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,983	74.8%
Carpooled	4,114	9.3%
Public transit	142	0.3%
Walked	428	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,318	12.1%
Other means	1,131	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,152	18.4%
15 to 29 min	9,795	25.2%
30 to 44 min	9,380	24.2%
45 to 59 min	5,807	15.0%
60+ min	6,664	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 10.7% (10,026 of 93,411)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,622	69.6%
Nonfamily households	10,337	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,959	94.8%
Vacant	1,863	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,338	65.8%
Renter-occupied	11,621	34.2%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,935	75.2%
1-unit, attached	1,098	3.1%
2 to 4 units	2,374	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2,700	7.5%
20 or more units	976	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1,739	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 13247
State: Georgia
Land area: 130 sq mi
Water area: 2.28 sq mi
Center point: 33.6521, -84.0264

Cities & places

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