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Habersham County, GA

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

AI Overview

Habersham County is a small northeast Georgia county of roughly 47,000 residents that has grown 6.0% over five years, with housing costs that remain low relative to most of the state — median home values at $212,000 and median gross rent at $939 per month. The labor force of about 26,800 carries a 2.3% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $35,265, though labor force participation sits at 57.1% and only 24.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. A foreign-born share of 9.4% and a poverty rate of 13.6% round out the demographic profile of a modestly educated, cost-accessible workforce market.

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

Population

46,948

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,309

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,564 (78.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,476 (7.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,573 (5.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,542 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,177 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone1,162 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,446
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island609
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)225
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic120
  5. 5.Vietnamese85

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,234

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,235

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,661

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,188
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,791
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,063
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,941
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,917

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,543
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,032
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,950
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,418
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,044

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.73×)3,630
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.53×)515
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.33×)1,943
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)1,254
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.22×)482

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$212,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$939/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,249 (18.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,615 (13.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,548 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,189 (9.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999833 (6.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999675 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,265

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,778 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled2,429 (11.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,977 (9.6%)
  • Walked144 (0.7%)
  • Other104 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit38 (0.2%)

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.