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Fannin County, GA

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

AI Overview

Fannin County is a small, rural Georgia county of about 25,600 residents with a median age of 54.0 years and a labor force participation rate of just 49.8%, reflecting a largely older, retirement-oriented population base. The available workforce skews toward lower-cost labor, with median worker earnings of $32,834 and an unemployment rate of 4.2%, though only 22.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain relatively contained—median home value of $274,600 and median gross rent of $876/month—alongside a 78.6% homeownership rate, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.7% over the past five years.

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

Population

25,605

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

54.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,004 (93.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races652 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race502 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone262 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone194 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone92 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish427
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic131
  3. 3.Other Indo-European103
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic55
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)32

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

30.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,060

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,290

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,800
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,613
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,449
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,248
  5. 5.Construction (Group)968

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,990
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,786
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,642
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,390
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,027

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.82×)908
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.45×)1,058
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.40×)1,296
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.35×)227
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)1,292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$274,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$876/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,326 (14.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,303 (13.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,244 (13.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999923 (9.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999901 (9.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999484 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,834

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,505 (70.8%)
  • Carpooled1,463 (13.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,220 (11.5%)
  • Walked322 (3.0%)
  • Other79 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit6 (0.1%)

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.