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Butts County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Butts County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Butts County is a small rural county of 26,074 residents that has grown 9.8% over five years, with a median household income of $69,241 and housing costs that remain relatively low — median home values of $227,800 and median gross rent of $952 per month against a 74.3% homeownership rate. The available workforce skews toward production and trades rather than college-educated roles, with only 13.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a labor force participation rate of 52.1%. Median worker earnings of $38,456 and an unemployment rate of 5.0% reflect a cost-competitive but modestly scaled labor pool, with residents averaging a 30.7-minute commute, suggesting many workers access jobs in surrounding metro areas.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

26,074

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,241

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+9.8% since 2018

Butts County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,046 (64.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,497 (24.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,659 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race843 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone258 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone125 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish951
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic27
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25
  4. 4.Other Indo-European17

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,355

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,609

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,924

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,004
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,971
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,204
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,160
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,092

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,401
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,370
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,349
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,726
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,515

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.65×)1,015
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.63×)1,869
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.42×)344
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.17×)854
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)514

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$227,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$952/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,257 (18.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,211 (18.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999672 (10.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999551 (8.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999473 (7.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999446 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,980 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,238 (11.0%)
  • Carpooled991 (8.8%)
  • Other73 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit16 (0.1%)
  • Walked3 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.