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Whitfield County School District, GA

70,091 Population
269.1 square miles 260.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Whitfield County: 36.7 ±0.8
  • 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

$28,267 ±$2,485 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Whitfield County: $31,895 ±$2,778
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $41,996 ±$344
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$68,272 ±$5,737 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Whitfield County: $67,588 ±$5,206
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Georgia: $79,991 ±$633
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.7% ±5.2% (12,336  ±3,649) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Whitfield County: 16.6% † 17,330 (±4.4% / ±4,549)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Georgia: 12.6% 1,373,284 (±0.3% / ±36,640)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.1 minutes ±0.8 (724,125  ±35,208) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Whitfield County: 21.8 995,990 (±0.5 / ±36,183)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

23,763 ±1,355 Number of households
  • Whitfield County: 37,317 ±1,095
  • Georgia: 4,220,732 ±13,456
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.2 (69,915  ±38) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Whitfield County: 2.8 103,870 (±0.1 / ±36)
  • about 10 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

3.6% ±2.4% (503  ±332) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Whitfield County: 4.4% † 1,052 (±2.3% / ±550)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 5.1% 139,303 (±0.3% / ±8,033)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

25,957 ±1,361 Number of housing units
  • Whitfield County: 40,599 ±31
  • Georgia: 4,668,796 ±534
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$244,300 ±$24,518 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Whitfield County: $249,300 ±$21,709
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $343,300 ±$2,287
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11% ±4.1% (7,696  ±2,844.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Whitfield County: 12.2% † 12,794 (±3.5% / ±3,615.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.9% 1,421,007 (±0.3% / ±35,778.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

78.4% ±6% (35,897  ±3,005.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Whitfield County: 75.2% 51,978 (±5.6% / ±3,899.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Georgia: 89.8% 6,813,223 (±0.6% / ±46,285.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
15.4% ±3.3% (7,068  ±1,520.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Whitfield County: 18.6% † 12,875 (±3.2% / ±2,224.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 36.3% 2,755,502 (±0.4% / ±28,804.5)
  • about two-fifths of 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

13.8% ±2.9% (9,698  ±2,049) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Whitfield County: 19.6% 20,582
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 11.9% 1,333,177
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±1.5% (2,465  ±814) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Whitfield County: 3.6% † 2,883 (±1.1% / ±868)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 7% 604,059 (±0.2% / ±12,553)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,465 Total veterans ±814 2,409 Male ±816 56 Female ±56

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