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Coweta County, GA

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

AI Overview

Coweta County is a predominantly residential suburban county of 158,233 residents southwest of Atlanta, with a high homeownership rate of 78.4% and a median household income of $95,548 — well above national norms — paired with a low poverty rate of 8.2% and unemployment of just 2.8%. The labor force of roughly 64.2% participation skews toward commuter workers, reflected in a mean commute of 30.3 minutes, and 34.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county grew 6.8% over five years, median home values sit at $321,900, and median worker earnings of $49,140 suggest a cost-competitive workforce relative to household income levels.

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

Population

158,233

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$95,548

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone106,346 (69.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone28,158 (18.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,633 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,762 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,211 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone3,204 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,161
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,073
  3. 3.Vietnamese650
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)621
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)459

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,218

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,130

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,533
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities9,498
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,856
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)8,154
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)7,842

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations31,269
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations16,057
  3. 3.Service Occupations10,946
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,777
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,556

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.99×)8,641
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.25×)1,737
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.13×)8,313
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.12×)1,914
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.00×)3,506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$321,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,397/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99910,224 (23.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9998,024 (18.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9997,232 (16.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9994,932 (11.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,742 (10.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,672 (3.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,140

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone56,858 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home10,420 (14.0%)
  • Carpooled5,191 (7.0%)
  • Other1,155 (1.5%)
  • Walked335 (0.4%)
  • Taxi263 (0.4%)

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.