Griffin

Population: 23,650
Median household income: $44,021
Median home value: $195,100

Located in Spalding County, Georgia, Griffin is a community with a population of 23,650. The median household income of $44,021 is below the Spalding County median ($60,217).

From 2019 to 2023, Griffin's population grew 4.0% from 22,748 to 23,650, while its median home value rose 89.8% from $102,800 to $195,100.

16.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 39.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,650
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,021
Median home value: $195,100
Median gross rent: $1,034
Housing units: 10,430
Homeownership rate: 39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,74823,650

Median household income

$36,890$44,021

Median home value

$102,800$195,100

Median gross rent

$865$1,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,748	$36,890	$102,800	$865
2020	22,724	$37,178	$116,100	$858
2021	23,300	$38,972	$157,000	$916
2022	23,485	$42,047	$185,500	$1,026
2023	23,650	$44,021	$195,100	$1,034

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,745	7.4%
5 to 17	4,214	17.8%
18 to 24	1,807	7.6%
25 to 34	3,929	16.6%
35 to 44	2,972	12.6%
45 to 54	3,133	13.2%
55 to 64	2,529	10.7%
65 to 74	2,206	9.3%
75 and over	1,115	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,577	36.3%
Black or African American	12,910	54.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	232	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.1%
Some other race	47	0.2%
Two or more races	1,033	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	818	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate45.3%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,595	16.3%
High school graduate	7,201	45.3%
Some college or associate's	3,475	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,363	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,250	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,245	82.4%
Carpooled	928	9.3%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	57	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	597	6.0%
Other means	176	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,073	32.7%
15 to 29 min	3,334	35.4%
30 to 44 min	1,585	16.8%
45 to 59 min	709	7.5%
60+ min	706	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 25.5% (5,963 of 23,405)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,696	58.6%
Nonfamily households	4,022	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,718	93.2%
Vacant	712	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,837	39.5%
Renter-occupied	5,881	60.5%

1-unit, detached62.0%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,471	62.0%
1-unit, attached	271	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1,761	16.9%
5 to 19 units	1,086	10.4%
20 or more units	612	5.9%
Mobile home & other	229	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1335324
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 33.2432, -84.2719