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Cook County, GA

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

AI Overview

Cook County, GA is a small rural county of 17,363 residents with modest population growth of 1.0% over five years. The workforce skews toward lower-wage employment, with median worker earnings of $34,228 and a bachelor's attainment rate of just 16.7%, though 83.3% hold a high school diploma and the unemployment rate sits at 4.4%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $123,000 and median gross rent of $901/month—against a poverty rate of 20.5% and per capita income of $25,003, reflecting a cost-accessible but economically constrained labor market.

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

Population

17,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,651

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,194 (63.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,839 (27.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race721 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races350 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone293 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone72 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish758
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic31
  3. 3.Vietnamese21
  4. 4.Korean14
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

885

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,200

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,003

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,821
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,012
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,008
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)952
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services627

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,211
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,517
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,372
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,314
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations991

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.70×)898
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.57×)1,304
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.38×)1,045
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.37×)166
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$123,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$901/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999560 (13.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999495 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999363 (8.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999324 (7.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999273 (6.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999246 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,228

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,028 (80.2%)
  • Carpooled1,107 (14.7%)
  • Worked At Home207 (2.8%)
  • Other85 (1.1%)
  • Walked72 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle16 (0.2%)

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.