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Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (Southwest)--Floyd, Polk & Haralson Counties PUMA, GA

177,756 Population
1,102.3 square miles 161.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 38 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,623 ±$2,462 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,078 ±$7,427 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±2.4% (25,041  ±4,080) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27 minutes ±0.9 (1,908,350  ±77,917) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

65,168 ±1,661 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (172,431  ±2,330) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,927,528
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±2% (2,300  ±879) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,996 ±894 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$245,200 ±$11,871 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10% ±2.4% (17,543  ±4,165) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.2% ±4.3% (102,976  ±5,391) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.7% ±2.3% (25,913  ±2,718.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

10% ±0.5% (16,345  ±879.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 15.5% 1,592,544 (±0.1% / ±14,246.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6.6% ±1.3% (11,713  ±2,231) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±1.2% (8,969  ±1,596) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,969 Total veterans ±1,596 8,057 Male ±1,356 912 Female ±591

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