White County, Georgia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,454
Median household income: $69,747
Median home value: $262,200

Home to 28,454 residents, White County is one of Georgia's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $69,747, its median household income sits below Georgia's $74,664.

From 2019 to 2023, White County's population declined 3.5% from 29,489 to 28,454, while its median household income rose 32.9% from $52,493 to $69,747.

24.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,454
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,747
Median home value: $262,200
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 13,822
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,48928,454

Median household income

$52,493$69,747

Median home value

$176,300$262,200

Median gross rent

$827$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,489	$52,493	$176,300	$827
2020	29,962	$55,788	$182,700	$844
2021	27,886	$64,729	$198,900	$899
2022	28,165	$66,256	$232,000	$950
2023	28,454	$69,747	$262,200	$1,015

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,354	4.8%
5 to 17	4,136	14.5%
18 to 24	2,806	9.9%
25 to 34	2,899	10.2%
35 to 44	2,883	10.1%
45 to 54	3,601	12.7%
55 to 64	4,255	15.0%
65 to 74	3,880	13.6%
75 and over	2,640	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,561	89.8%
Black or African American	583	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	188	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	248	0.9%
Two or more races	862	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	992	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,144	15.6%
High school graduate	6,222	30.9%
Some college or associate's	5,899	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,669	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,224	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,950	78.1%
Carpooled	866	6.8%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	251	2.0%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	1,404	11.0%
Other means	266	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,556	31.4%
15 to 29 min	3,060	27.0%
30 to 44 min	2,058	18.1%
45 to 59 min	990	8.7%
60+ min	1,676	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 11.7% (3,261 of 27,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,685	73.7%
Nonfamily households	2,737	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,422	75.4%
Vacant	3,400	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,107	77.8%
Renter-occupied	2,315	22.2%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other19.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,057	72.8%
1-unit, attached	232	1.7%
2 to 4 units	366	2.6%
5 to 19 units	340	2.5%
20 or more units	95	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2,732	19.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 13311
State: Georgia
Land area: 241 sq mi
Water area: 1.48 sq mi
Center point: 34.6442, -83.7430

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