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Forsyth County, GA

280,096 Population
224.6 square miles 1,246.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$62,830 ±$6,175 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$151,031 ±$9,587 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.1% ±1.3% (11,319  ±3,504) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33 minutes ±1.1 (3,451,010  ±217,692) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 29.4 135,223,580 (±0.2 / ±1,380,047)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

93,592 ±1,024 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0 (278,852  ±36) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±1.6% (2,915  ±1,106) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

96,530 ±53 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$642,700 ±$12,904 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.7% ±1.7% (21,399  ±4,831.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.9% ±3.8% (179,788  ±7,235.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
59% ±2.9% (111,690  ±5,483.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

25.9% (72,452  ±5,171) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±0.7% (8,356  ±1,537) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,356 Total veterans ±1,537 7,404 Male ±1,268 952 Female ±557

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