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Rockdale County, GA

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

AI Overview

Rockdale County, GA is a small suburban county of 97,610 residents located in the Atlanta metro, with a workforce of roughly 62,000 labor-force participants at a 63.6% participation rate and median worker earnings of $40,563—below the county's median household income of $77,247, suggesting multi-earner households are common. Educational attainment sits at 29.1% with a bachelor's degree or higher and 90.0% with at least a high school diploma, with an unemployment rate of 5.8%. The county posted 5.9% population growth over five years, median home values of $256,600, and a GDP per capita of $47,308, with a mean commute of 34.7 minutes pointing to its role as a residential base for workers traveling into broader metro Atlanta.

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

Population

97,610

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$77,247

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone55,413 (58.2%)
  • White Alone24,415 (25.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,660 (4.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,474 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,380 (4.6%)
  • Asian Alone1,502 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,257
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,018
  3. 3.Other Indo-European495
  4. 4.Vietnamese475
  5. 5.Korean241

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,256

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,308

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,972
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services6,102
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,383
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities4,690
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)4,390

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations17,235
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,049
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,920
  4. 4.Service Occupations7,280
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,619

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.53×)4,008
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.32×)2,793
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.24×)3,851
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.13×)951
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)4,901

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$256,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,341/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9995,443 (22.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,723 (15.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,226 (13.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,800 (11.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,270 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,432 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,563

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone33,495 (73.8%)
  • Worked At Home6,164 (13.6%)
  • Carpooled4,367 (9.6%)
  • Other604 (1.3%)
  • Walked455 (1.0%)
  • Taxi172 (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.