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White County, GA

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

AI Overview

White County, GA is a small, largely residential county of 28,454 people with a high homeownership rate of 78.8% and a median home value of $262,200, pointing to an established owner-occupant base rather than a rental-driven workforce hub. The labor pool is modest, with a 56.5% participation rate, median worker earnings of $36,402, and 24.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The county's population declined 1.6% over five years, the median age sits at 45.6, and an unemployment rate of 3.3% reflects a relatively tight but limited local labor market.

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

Population

28,454

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,666

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,899 (89.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race871 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races679 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone624 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone538 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone165 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish670
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic103
  3. 3.Vietnamese96
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)91
  5. 5.Other Indo-European79

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,862

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,828

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,519

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,192
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,815
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,386
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,115
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,086

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,232
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,173
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,917
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,866
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,502

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.51×)451
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.27×)1,440
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)1,749
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.18×)1,059
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.09×)1,404

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$262,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,015/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,623 (19.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,248 (14.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,087 (12.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999796 (9.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999710 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999515 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,956 (79.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,518 (12.1%)
  • Carpooled711 (5.6%)
  • Walked232 (1.8%)
  • Other169 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle4 (0.0%)

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.