With 7,299 people, Dahlonega is a city in Georgia. This skews young, with a median age of 21.2. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 3,661 people. The poverty rate is 35.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. 72% were living in the same home a year earlier. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,516, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 21.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dahlonega
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$182,645 → $531,100(+191%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate15.7% → 35.9%(+20.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population3,114 → 7,299(+134%)US over the same years: +35%
Dahlonega's population equals 21% of Lumpkin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 54% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.1%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(69)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.8%(124)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 244 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dahlonega, decade by decade
Dahlonega population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,114
$60,179
$182,645
24.0%
19.9
2000
3,638
$52,165
$299,662
32.4%
31.6
2010
5,242
$50,251
$371,583
29.3%
27.7
2020
7,537
$56,057
$502,996
51.3%
38.7
2024
7,299
$77,516
$531,100
50.0%
37.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
