Walton County, Georgia

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 100,361
Median household income: $82,381
Median home value: $300,500

Home to 100,361 residents, Walton County is one of Georgia's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $82,381 runs above the Georgia figure of $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walton County's population grew 9.8% from 91,442 to 100,361, while its median household income rose 33.7% from $61,599 to $82,381.

The median gross rent is $1,231. 24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 100,361
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $82,381
Median home value: $300,500
Median gross rent: $1,231
Housing units: 36,613
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

91,442100,361

Median household income

$61,599$82,381

Median home value

$190,300$300,500

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,231

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	91,442	$61,599	$190,300	$1,000
2020	93,284	$65,491	$210,500	$1,023
2021	95,453	$71,692	$231,900	$1,045
2022	97,752	$79,425	$267,400	$1,192
2023	100,361	$82,381	$300,500	$1,231

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,818	5.8%
5 to 17	18,438	18.4%
18 to 24	8,510	8.5%
25 to 34	12,067	12.0%
35 to 44	12,885	12.8%
45 to 54	13,728	13.7%
55 to 64	12,824	12.8%
65 to 74	9,522	9.5%
75 and over	6,569	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	69,999	69.7%
Black or African American	19,709	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.0%
Asian	1,391	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	55	0.1%
Some other race	369	0.4%
Two or more races	2,678	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,110	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,607	12.7%
High school graduate	22,014	32.6%
Some college or associate's	20,128	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,762	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6,084	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,637	76.0%
Carpooled	4,351	9.3%
Public transit	227	0.5%
Walked	258	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,676	12.1%
Other means	719	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,074	17.2%
15 to 29 min	11,509	27.9%
30 to 44 min	9,783	23.7%
45 to 59 min	5,406	13.1%
60+ min	7,420	18.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 12.2% (12,060 of 98,961)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,363	75.4%
Nonfamily households	8,588	24.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,951	95.5%
Vacant	1,662	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,674	79.2%
Renter-occupied	7,277	20.8%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,438	85.9%
1-unit, attached	409	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1,556	4.2%
5 to 19 units	663	1.8%
20 or more units	219	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2,328	6.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 13297
State: Georgia
Land area: 327 sq mi
Water area: 3.18 sq mi
Center point: 33.7839, -83.7318

Cities & places

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