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Chattooga County, GA

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

AI Overview

Chattooga County is a small northwest Georgia county of roughly 25,000 residents with a low-credential workforce — only 10.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 74.2% have a high school diploma — and a labor force participation rate of just 48.9%, reflecting a pool skewed toward manual and trade-oriented occupations. Median worker earnings stand at $33,667 against a median household income of $50,285, with a poverty rate of 20.1% signaling meaningful economic stress. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $98,700 and median gross rent of $789/month, and the county has posted modest population growth of 0.6% over five years.

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

Population

24,975

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,285

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,464 (81.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,241 (9.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race827 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races717 (2.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone423 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone264 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,159
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic62
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic11
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7
  5. 5.Korean7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,628

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,009

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,391

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,846
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,952
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,121
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services708
  5. 5.Construction (Group)584

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,900
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,163
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,767
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,609
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations998

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.18×)2,956
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,226
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.08×)479
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.01×)652
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.00×)215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$98,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$789/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999671 (11.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999553 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999496 (8.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999444 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999367 (6.0%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999360 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,667

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,976 (86.8%)
  • Carpooled716 (7.8%)
  • Worked At Home354 (3.9%)
  • Walked56 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit32 (0.3%)
  • Taxi29 (0.3%)

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.