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Paulding County, GA

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

AI Overview

Paulding County is a fast-growing suburban county of 188,549 residents that added 11.8% to its population over five years, functioning primarily as a residential and commuter community given a mean commute time of 39.6 minutes and an 80.8% homeownership rate. The labor force of roughly 126,000 (66.8% participation) skews toward high school-educated workers—91.4% hold a diploma while only 27.4% hold a bachelor's degree—with median worker earnings of $48,614 and a low unemployment rate of 4.5%. The county's median household income of $98,031 and poverty rate of just 6.1% reflect relative household financial stability, while a median home value of $289,000 and median gross rent of $1,622 indicate moderately affordable costs by metro Atlanta suburban standards.

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

Population

188,549

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$98,031

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone111,895 (62.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone41,833 (23.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race7,742 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,719 (4.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,368 (3.6%)
  • Asian Alone2,627 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish9,208
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,274
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,035
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)498
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,287

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,523

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,776

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance18,975
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)11,267
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,924
  4. 4.Construction (Group)8,648
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)8,462

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations35,678
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations20,213
  3. 3.Service Occupations12,244
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,732
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations9,679

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.52×)7,617
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.46×)8,696
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.28×)2,538
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)10,984
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.02×)5,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$289,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,622/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99913,814 (28.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9998,232 (17.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,924 (12.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,715 (11.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,456 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,553 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,614

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

39.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone66,335 (75.3%)
  • Worked At Home13,157 (14.9%)
  • Carpooled7,267 (8.2%)
  • Other662 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit368 (0.4%)
  • Walked213 (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.