Dalton

Population: 34,402
Median household income: $61,236
Median home value: $203,100

Dalton, a community in Whitfield County, Georgia, has 34,402 residents. Its median household income of $61,236 runs below the Whitfield County figure of $64,262.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dalton's population grew 2.5% from 33,571 to 34,402, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $146,300 to $203,100.

The median gross rent is $924. 23.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,402
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,236
Median home value: $203,100
Median gross rent: $924
Housing units: 12,969
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,57134,402

Median household income

$44,696$61,236

Median home value

$146,300$203,100

Median gross rent

$699$924

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,571	$44,696	$146,300	$699
2020	33,515	$46,894	$154,200	$714
2021	34,255	$49,656	$155,600	$753
2022	34,358	$57,163	$182,500	$866
2023	34,402	$61,236	$203,100	$924

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,342	6.8%
5 to 17	6,700	19.5%
18 to 24	3,813	11.1%
25 to 34	4,889	14.2%
35 to 44	4,244	12.3%
45 to 54	4,421	12.9%
55 to 64	3,753	10.9%
65 to 74	1,951	5.7%
75 and over	2,289	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,668	36.8%
Black or African American	1,822	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	855	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	90	0.3%
Two or more races	584	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,349	53.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.7%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,397	29.7%
High school graduate	5,414	25.1%
Some college or associate's	4,593	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,810	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,333	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,449	78.3%
Carpooled	2,392	15.0%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	158	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	620	3.9%
Other means	276	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,798	38.0%
15 to 29 min	7,084	46.4%
30 to 44 min	1,586	10.4%
45 to 59 min	576	3.8%
60+ min	233	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 17.3% (5,777 of 33,385)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,915	67.3%
Nonfamily households	3,847	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,762	90.7%
Vacant	1,207	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,321	53.7%
Renter-occupied	5,441	46.3%

1-unit, detached51.3%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units17.8%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,656	51.3%
1-unit, attached	1,044	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2,082	16.1%
5 to 19 units	2,307	17.8%
20 or more units	730	5.6%
Mobile home & other	150	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1321380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.7679, -84.9728