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Walker County, GA

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

AI Overview

Walker County is a small northwest Georgia county of 69,340 residents with a working-class economic profile, where median worker earnings sit at $36,518 and only 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Labor force participation is relatively low at 58.5%, with a 5.0% unemployment rate and a slight population decline of 0.5% over five years. Housing costs remain modest—median home value of $173,900 and median gross rent of $867/month—against a median household income of $59,469, and a homeownership rate of 77.2% reflects a predominantly owner-occupied residential base.

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

Population

69,340

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$59,469

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone61,987 (90.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,640 (3.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,110 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race899 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone582 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone299 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish867
  2. 2.Korean197
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic60
  4. 4.Other Indo-European54
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island34

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,468

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,667

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,482

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,826
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,117
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,817
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,862
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,811

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,606
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,595
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,036
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,519
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,661

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.90×)5,825
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.27×)2,707
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)1,829
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)2,046
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)3,568

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$173,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$867/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,221 (15.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,222 (10.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,623 (8.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,591 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,553 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,473 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,518

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,473 (76.4%)
  • Worked At Home3,465 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled3,415 (11.1%)
  • Other180 (0.6%)
  • Walked149 (0.5%)
  • Motorcycle26 (0.1%)

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.