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Banks County, GA

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

AI Overview

Banks County is a small rural county of 18,757 residents with a median household income of $77,063, though a relatively low educational attainment rate of 17.3% with bachelor's degrees or higher points to a predominantly blue-collar workforce earning a median of $41,058. Labor force participation sits at 58.8% with unemployment at 2.7%, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $251,700 and median gross rent of just $788 per month supporting a 78.7% homeownership rate. The county posted 1.2% five-year population growth, and a mean commute of 34.1 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county, likely in the broader northeast Georgia corridor.

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

Population

18,757

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$77,063

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

Banks County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,527 (85.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race875 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone560 (2.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone524 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races384 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone367 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,047
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic235
  3. 3.Vietnamese96
  4. 4.Other Indo-European35
  5. 5.Korean23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

869

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,953

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,088

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,776
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,769
  3. 3.Construction (Group)864
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)854
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities789

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,369
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,923
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,434
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,255
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,240

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.05×)1,767
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.61×)819
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.42×)197
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.20×)240
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.19×)714

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$251,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$788/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,235 (22.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999639 (11.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999530 (9.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999500 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999391 (7.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999389 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,058

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,389 (81.2%)
  • Carpooled833 (9.1%)
  • Worked At Home795 (8.7%)
  • Other52 (0.6%)
  • Walked32 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit3 (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.