East Griffin

Population: 1,219
Median household income: $44,219
Median home value: $62,500

Located in Spalding County, Georgia, East Griffin is a community with a population of 1,219. At $44,219, its median household income sits below Spalding County's $60,217.

From 2019 to 2023, East Griffin's population declined 12.0% from 1,386 to 1,219, while its median home value rose 1.1% from $61,800 to $62,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,219
Median age: 28.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,219
Median home value: $62,500
Median gross rent: $1,162
Housing units: 486
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3861,219

Median household income

$39,219$44,219

Median home value

$61,800$62,500

Median gross rent

$827$1,162

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,386	$39,219	$61,800	$827
2020	1,353	$37,200	$59,500	$856
2021	1,424	$33,017	$71,000	$865
2022	1,206	$38,681	$63,300	$1,045
2023	1,219	$44,219	$62,500	$1,162

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

Age distribution

Under 512.4%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	151	12.4%
5 to 17	230	18.9%
18 to 24	149	12.2%
25 to 34	196	16.1%
35 to 44	113	9.3%
45 to 54	106	8.7%
55 to 64	105	8.6%
65 to 74	103	8.4%
75 and over	66	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	567	46.5%
Black or African American	292	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	145	11.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	215	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.2%

High school graduate52.8%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree3.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	215	31.2%
High school graduate	364	52.8%
Some college or associate's	87	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	23	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	336	84.4%
Carpooled	55	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	7	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	12.6%
15 to 29 min	197	49.5%
30 to 44 min	97	24.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	54	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 31.7% (387 of 1,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	282	63.8%
Nonfamily households	160	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	442	90.9%
Vacant	44	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	239	54.1%
Renter-occupied	203	45.9%

1-unit, detached94.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	458	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	9	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1325440
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.2434, -84.2326