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Heard County, GA

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

AI Overview

Heard County is a small rural Georgia county of 11,616 residents with a notably high GDP per capita of $111,969 against median worker earnings of just $37,389, suggesting capital-intensive industrial or agricultural output relative to its modest wage base. The labor force is constrained, with a participation rate of 52.1% and only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though 85.9% have a high school diploma and median household income sits at $65,868. The county's population has edged down 0.5% over five years, unemployment runs at 5.2%, and housing remains affordable with a median home value of $161,000 and median gross rent of $855 per month, alongside a 72.3% homeownership rate.

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

Population

11,616

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,868

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,031 (85.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone913 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races569 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race171 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone53 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone30 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish74
  2. 2.Vietnamese32
  3. 3.Other Indo-European30
  4. 4.Korean29
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

857

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$111,969

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,055
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)724
  3. 3.Construction (Group)697
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)523
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities456

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,679
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations918
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations910
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations807
  5. 5.Service Occupations500

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.41×)768
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.35×)618
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)337
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)572
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.11×)118

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$161,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$855/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999416 (13.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999327 (10.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999313 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999262 (8.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999254 (8.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999236 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,389

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,958 (85.9%)
  • Carpooled247 (5.4%)
  • Worked At Home242 (5.3%)
  • Public Transit64 (1.4%)
  • Motorcycle54 (1.2%)
  • Walked20 (0.4%)

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.