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Lumpkin County, GA

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

AI Overview

Lumpkin County is a small north Georgia county of 33,931 residents that has grown 6.2% over five years, with a high homeownership rate of 78.4% and a median home value of $277,200 against relatively modest median gross rent of $1,090 per month. The labor force is limited in size, with a participation rate of just 56.7% and an unemployment rate of 5.6%, though 31.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median household income reaches $77,448. Median worker earnings of $29,203 sit well below that household figure, and a GDP per capita of $28,558 points to a local economy where a meaningful share of income is earned outside the county, consistent with the 28.3-minute mean commute.

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

Population

33,931

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,448

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone31,196 (90.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,181 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone721 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races640 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone322 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone291 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,522
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island208
  3. 3.Arabic167
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)141
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)66

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,935

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,558

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,037

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,589
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,593
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,864
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,567
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,534

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,429
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,886
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,604
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,012
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,589

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.58×)2,627
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.35×)1,811
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.31×)1,391
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.05×)1,595
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)3,701

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$277,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,090/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,799 (20.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,114 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,095 (12.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,008 (11.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999925 (10.4%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999585 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,203

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,605 (75.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,589 (10.3%)
  • Carpooled1,308 (8.5%)
  • Walked739 (4.8%)
  • Other87 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle60 (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.