Whitfield County, Georgia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 103,118
Median household income: $64,262
Median home value: $198,900

Whitfield County, Georgia counts 103,118 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,262 is below the Georgia median ($74,664).

From 2019 to 2023, Whitfield County's population declined 1.1% from 104,237 to 103,118, while its median household income rose 32.2% from $48,623 to $64,262.

The median gross rent is $907. 19.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 103,118
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,262
Median home value: $198,900
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 39,454
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

104,237103,118

Median household income

$48,623$64,262

Median home value

$133,400$198,900

Median gross rent

$720$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	104,237	$48,623	$133,400	$720
2020	104,122	$50,055	$142,800	$737
2021	103,076	$52,439	$150,700	$778
2022	103,033	$59,659	$175,000	$849
2023	103,118	$64,262	$198,900	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,453	6.3%
5 to 17	19,598	19.0%
18 to 24	9,724	9.4%
25 to 34	13,488	13.1%
35 to 44	13,376	13.0%
45 to 54	13,154	12.8%
55 to 64	12,172	11.8%
65 to 74	8,766	8.5%
75 and over	6,387	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	58,273	56.5%
Black or African American	3,365	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.0%
Asian	1,525	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	112	0.1%
Two or more races	2,088	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,703	36.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,574	24.6%
High school graduate	20,876	31.0%
Some college or associate's	16,864	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,373	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,656	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	38,966	82.8%
Carpooled	5,165	11.0%
Public transit	34	0.1%
Walked	223	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,119	4.5%
Other means	563	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,703	26.0%
15 to 29 min	22,484	50.0%
30 to 44 min	6,721	15.0%
45 to 59 min	2,648	5.9%
60+ min	1,395	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 13.7% (13,995 of 101,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,284	72.8%
Nonfamily households	9,817	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,101	91.5%
Vacant	3,353	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,548	68.0%
Renter-occupied	11,553	32.0%

1-unit, detached66.3%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,161	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1,423	3.6%
2 to 4 units	3,025	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2,686	6.8%
20 or more units	905	2.3%
Mobile home & other	5,254	13.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 13313
State: Georgia
Land area: 290 sq mi
Water area: 0.61 sq mi
Center point: 34.8017, -84.9685

Cities & places

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