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Johnson County, GA

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

AI Overview

Johnson County, GA is a small rural county of 9,192 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 44.1% and an unemployment rate of 7.1%, reflecting a limited and constrained workforce. Educational attainment is low, with only 9.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 75.3% having a high school diploma, while median worker earnings stand at $35,622 against a poverty rate of 17.5%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $91,200 and median gross rent of $661/month, though the county has shed 5.5% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

9,192

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,028

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.5% since 2018

Johnson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,714 (62.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,027 (32.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races278 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race102 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone43 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone26 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish148
  2. 2.Other Indo-European14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

490

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$13,808

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,652

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Construction (Group)609
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance525
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)475
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities396
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)308

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations814
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations719
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations681
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations454
  5. 5.Service Occupations430

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.37×)518
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.86×)585
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.71×)255
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.58×)291
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)392

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$91,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$661/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999317 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999205 (8.4%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999190 (7.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999186 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999185 (7.6%)
  • Less Than $10,000176 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

75.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,622

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,502 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled364 (11.8%)
  • Worked At Home132 (4.3%)
  • Walked53 (1.7%)
  • Other26 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle13 (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.