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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish336
- 2.Other Indo-European83
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island31
- 4.Vietnamese28
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,640
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,449
- 3.Construction (Group)688
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services654
- 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing565
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,448
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,549
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,195
- 4.Service Occupations1,105
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations962
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.