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Upson County, GA

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

AI Overview

Upson County is a small rural Georgia county of roughly 27,856 residents that has posted 6.3% population growth over five years while maintaining very low housing costs, with a median home value of $149,500 and median gross rent of $779 per month. The workforce of about 14,800 labor-force participants skews older (median age 41.1) and has limited four-year degree attainment at 14.8%, though the unemployment rate sits at just 2.7% and median worker earnings reach $36,684. A poverty rate of 21.3% and GDP per capita of $25,113 indicate constrained household economics, and labor force participation of 53.1% points to a relatively shallow available worker pool.

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

Population

27,856

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,429

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,004 (67.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,228 (25.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,232 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race204 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone199 (0.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone72 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish400
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)98
  3. 3.Other Indo-European9
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,693

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,113

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,772

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,692
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,999
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,091
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,080
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services938

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,461
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,587
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,263
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,023
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,419

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.96×)2,231
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.57×)847
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.17×)783
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.17×)924
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.02×)778

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$779/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

61.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999890 (13.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999847 (13.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999846 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999522 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999494 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999482 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,684

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,030 (85.8%)
  • Carpooled792 (6.8%)
  • Walked402 (3.4%)
  • Worked At Home360 (3.1%)
  • Taxi68 (0.6%)
  • Other30 (0.3%)

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.