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Washington County, GA

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

AI Overview

Washington County, GA is a rural county of roughly 19,900 residents with a labor force participation rate of 51.0% and an unemployment rate of 4.8%, drawing from a workforce where 84.7% hold a high school diploma but only 17.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $34,200 against a median household income of $46,023, and housing costs remain low—median home value of $115,600 and median gross rent of $836 per month. The county has seen a population decline of 2.8% over five years, and a poverty rate of 15.5% reflects ongoing economic pressure in the area.

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

Population

19,893

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,023

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone10,553 (53.2%)
  • White Alone8,370 (42.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races383 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone228 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race193 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone107 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish330
  2. 2.Other Indo-European98
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic65
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)17
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

978

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,629

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,825

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,609
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,008
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)941
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities886
  5. 5.Construction (Group)662

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,207
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,736
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,524
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,323
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations941

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.96×)495
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.21×)1,013
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.62×)601
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.26×)985
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.23×)455

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$836/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999672 (14.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999458 (9.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999383 (8.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999314 (6.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999306 (6.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999290 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,701 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled1,105 (14.9%)
  • Worked At Home414 (5.6%)
  • Other84 (1.1%)
  • Walked54 (0.7%)
  • Taxi30 (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.