Tunnel Hill

Population: 1,122
Median household income: $61,964
Median home value: $183,700

Tunnel Hill is a community in Whitfield County, Georgia, home to 1,122 residents. The median household income of $61,964 is in line with the Whitfield County median ($64,262).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tunnel Hill's population declined 21.8% from 1,435 to 1,122, while its median home value rose 42.6% from $128,800 to $183,700.

5.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.71 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,122
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $61,964
Median home value: $183,700
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 429
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4351,122

Median household income

$55,294$61,964

Median home value

$128,800$183,700

Median gross rent

$785$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,435	$55,294	$128,800	$785
2020	1,158	$50,859	$143,400	$798
2021	1,352	$50,000	$152,400	$847
2022	1,168	$57,188	$161,400	$944
2023	1,122	$61,964	$183,700	$1,014

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	6.7%
5 to 17	169	15.1%
18 to 24	107	9.5%
25 to 34	137	12.2%
35 to 44	72	6.4%
45 to 54	88	7.8%
55 to 64	164	14.6%
65 to 74	169	15.1%
75 and over	141	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,004	89.5%
Black or African American	25	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.1%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's17.8%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	186	24.1%
High school graduate	348	45.1%
Some college or associate's	137	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	49	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	51	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	370	84.7%
Carpooled	38	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	4.1%
Other means	3	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	20.8%
15 to 29 min	183	43.7%
30 to 44 min	120	28.6%
45 to 59 min	7	1.7%
60+ min	22	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 5.6% (63 of 1,122)

	Count	Share
Family households	312	75.7%
Nonfamily households	100	24.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	412	96.0%
Vacant	17	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	319	77.4%
Renter-occupied	93	22.6%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	374	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1377736
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.8554, -85.0368