Rossville

Population: 3,981
Median household income: $47,791
Median home value: $114,300

Located in Walker County, Georgia, Rossville is a community with a population of 3,981. At $47,791, its median household income sits below Walker County's $55,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rossville's population held roughly steady from 4,006 to 3,981, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $86,700 to $114,300.

The typical home was built around 1961. 20.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,981
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,791
Median home value: $114,300
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 1,928
Homeownership rate: 54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0063,981

Median household income

$33,892$47,791

Median home value

$86,700$114,300

Median gross rent

$800$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,006	$33,892	$86,700	$800
2020	3,989	$43,922	$72,000	$788
2021	3,982	$37,173	$81,200	$856
2022	3,982	$42,845	$89,600	$922
2023	3,981	$47,791	$114,300	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4421.8%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	182	4.6%
5 to 17	623	15.6%
18 to 24	420	10.6%
25 to 34	317	8.0%
35 to 44	868	21.8%
45 to 54	504	12.7%
55 to 64	343	8.6%
65 to 74	307	7.7%
75 and over	417	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,236	81.3%
Black or African American	275	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	227	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	242	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.1%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	554	20.1%
High school graduate	994	36.1%
Some college or associate's	610	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	458	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	140	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled28.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,178	65.8%
Carpooled	516	28.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	73	4.1%
Other means	23	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	222	12.9%
15 to 29 min	901	52.5%
30 to 44 min	229	13.3%
45 to 59 min	12	0.7%
60+ min	353	20.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 20.0% (775 of 3,876)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,288	77.7%
Nonfamily households	370	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,658	86.0%
Vacant	270	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	896	54.0%
Renter-occupied	762	46.0%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,446	75.0%
1-unit, attached	53	2.7%
2 to 4 units	223	11.6%
5 to 19 units	101	5.2%
20 or more units	85	4.4%
Mobile home & other	20	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1367256
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9758, -85.2896