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Dade County, GA

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

AI Overview

Dade County is a small, rural Georgia county of 16,196 residents with a largely domestic-born population (2.1% foreign-born) and an economy oriented toward working-class households, reflected in a median worker earnings of $34,983 and a GDP per capita of $29,535. The workforce is modest in size, with a 56.5% labor force participation rate and 19.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.4% have a high school diploma and unemployment stands at 4.5%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $166,600 and median gross rent of $843/month—with an 80.0% homeownership rate, though population has been essentially flat, declining 0.2% over five years.

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

Population

16,196

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,568

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

Dade County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,866 (92.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races446 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race415 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone196 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone181 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone56 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish336
  2. 2.Other Indo-European83
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island31
  4. 4.Vietnamese28
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

990

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,535

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$32,865

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,640
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,449
  3. 3.Construction (Group)688
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services654
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing565

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,448
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,549
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,195
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,105
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations962

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.84×)1,318
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.57×)782
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.14×)545
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)646
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)416

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$166,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$843/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999699 (14.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999524 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999522 (10.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999505 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999350 (7.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999303 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,530 (77.4%)
  • Worked At Home808 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled528 (7.4%)
  • Walked203 (2.8%)
  • Other57 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit13 (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.