Dalton is home to 34,538 people in Georgia. 29% of residents were born outside the United States. The median age is 33.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $222,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,577, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dalton
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share6.2% → 54.7%(+48.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share82.5% → 34.3%(−48.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.0% → 24.3%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Dalton's population equals 33% of Whitfield County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 52% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 44% 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)10.3%(103)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(193)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(406)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.4%(94)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,003 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
Dalton, decade by decade
Dalton 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
21,761
$58,842
$159,125
20.0%
38.0
2000
27,912
$62,505
$181,437
18.3%
73.2
2010
33,128
$55,814
$208,880
20.5%
73.2
2020
34,417
$56,837
$186,896
20.2%
74.2
2024
34,538
$63,577
$222,400
24.3%
72.3
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.
