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Warren County, GA

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

AI Overview

Warren County is a small rural Georgia county of 5,175 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 51.0% and an unemployment rate of 7.7%, reflecting a limited local employment base. Educational attainment is low, with only 12.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree and 77.8% holding a high school diploma, while median worker earnings stand at $31,596. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $78,000 and median gross rent of $676 per month, though a 21.8% poverty rate and a 3.2% population decline over five years indicate ongoing economic contraction.

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

Population

5,175

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$44,289

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone2,919 (56.5%)
  • White Alone2,055 (39.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races185 (3.6%)
  • Asian Alone7 (0.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4 (0.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish39
  2. 2.Korean13
  3. 3.Other Indo-European4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

256

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,486

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,793

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance511
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)419
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)228
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services184
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities140

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations544
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations544
  3. 3.Service Occupations421
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations295
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations253

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.67×)147
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.25×)442
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)128
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)214
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.91×)418

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$78,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$676/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $50,000 to $59,999185 (12.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999123 (8.1%)
  • $20,000 to $24,999112 (7.4%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999112 (7.4%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999105 (6.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99992 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

77.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,596

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,723 (85.5%)
  • Carpooled142 (7.0%)
  • Other62 (3.1%)
  • Walked42 (2.1%)
  • Worked At Home42 (2.1%)
  • Public Transit4 (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.