Chickamauga

Population: 2,999
Median household income: $79,176
Median home value: $250,900

Chickamauga is a community in Walker County, Georgia, home to 2,999 residents. At $79,176, its median household income sits above Walker County's $55,887.

From 2019 to 2023, Chickamauga's population declined 7.7% from 3,249 to 2,999, while its median home value rose 81.5% from $138,200 to $250,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.0% of the population. 72.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,999
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $79,176
Median home value: $250,900
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 1,377
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2492,999

Median household income

$50,101$79,176

Median home value

$138,200$250,900

Median gross rent

$729$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,249	$50,101	$138,200	$729
2020	3,245	$60,074	$177,500	$723
2021	2,982	$73,839	$178,000	$787
2022	2,978	$71,319	$226,100	$770
2023	2,999	$79,176	$250,900	$721

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	170	5.7%
5 to 17	498	16.6%
18 to 24	210	7.0%
25 to 34	176	5.9%
35 to 44	519	17.3%
45 to 54	441	14.7%
55 to 64	452	15.1%
65 to 74	368	12.3%
75 and over	165	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,879	96.0%
Black or African American	21	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	44	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.3%
Two or more races	45	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree23.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44	2.1%
High school graduate	831	39.2%
Some college or associate's	476	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	489	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	281	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,288	72.7%
Carpooled	63	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	379	21.4%
Other means	32	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	11.4%
15 to 29 min	545	39.1%
30 to 44 min	511	36.7%
45 to 59 min	157	11.3%
60+ min	21	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 4.3% (126 of 2,959)

	Count	Share
Family households	803	63.7%
Nonfamily households	458	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,261	91.6%
Vacant	116	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	952	75.5%
Renter-occupied	309	24.5%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,134	82.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	96	7.0%
5 to 19 units	79	5.7%
20 or more units	68	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1315984
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.8775, -85.2883