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Whitfield County, GA

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

AI Overview

Whitfield County is a manufacturing-oriented community of 105,070 in northwest Georgia, best known as a center of the floor covering and carpet industry, with a GDP per capita of $55,859 despite a median household income of $67,070 and median worker earnings of $35,753. The labor force of roughly 62.8% participation skews toward production and trades rather than credentialed occupations, with only 19.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 75.4% holding a high school diploma. Housing remains relatively affordable at a $198,900 median home value and $907 median monthly rent, though the county posted a slight population decline of 0.7% over five years, a 5.4% unemployment rate, and a notably high foreign-born share of 18.5%.

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

Population

105,070

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,070

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone66,961 (64.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone18,064 (17.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race8,526 (8.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,575 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,794 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,145 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish28,012
  2. 2.Other Indo-European284
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island241
  4. 4.Vietnamese238
  5. 5.Korean208

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

18.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,484

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,859

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,593

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)16,467
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,158
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,539
  4. 4.Construction (Group)3,741
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,455

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations14,389
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,946
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations9,443
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,514
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,055

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.48×)16,478
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.06×)3,483
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)2,324
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.03×)1,132
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 0.98×)743

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$198,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$907/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,144 (16.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,508 (14.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,588 (10.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,480 (10.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,793 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,530 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

75.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,753

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone39,413 (82.3%)
  • Carpooled5,230 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,218 (4.6%)
  • Other435 (0.9%)
  • Walked251 (0.5%)
  • Taxi231 (0.5%)

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.