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Barrow County

Georgia · 99,773 residents (2025 est.) · 161 sq mi
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With 89,886 people, Barrow County is a county in Georgia. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 43,742 people. Few US counties rank higher on income. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 34 minutes.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 64%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
89,886
+95%since 2000
from 46,144 in 2000
99,773 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
558 / sq mi
+35%since 2009
from 413 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.4
+12%since 2000
from 32.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
161 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K42K60K78K96K19902000201020202024Barrow County
202490K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(5,732)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(5,954)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(6,815)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(6,027)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(5,528)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.5%(13,024)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.6%(13,121)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(11,667)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.6%(10,444)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.2%(7,356)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.5%(3,134)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(1,084)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,653
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,019 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,600
+83%since 2000
from $18,350 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.9%
+27.6 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.385
−3%since 2010
from 0.398 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13%
US avg: 9.9%
Information13%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$294,700
+64%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $98,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,318
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $583 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 75.5% in 2000
21.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.5%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.91 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.90 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.4%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.2%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+26%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
75
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.5%(38,543)
Black9.7%(4,456)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(1,460)
Asian2.2%(1,000)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62.8%(56,441)
Black13.7%(12,355)
Hispanic / Latino15.3%(13,741)
Asian4%(3,610)
Other4.2%(3,739)
Diversity Score
70
+46%since 2009
from 48 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
17
−14%since 2020
from 20 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.5%(6,767)
Puerto Rican2.4%(2,139)
Central American2.1%(1,859)
South American1.3%(1,200)
Dominican0.9%(827)
Guatemalan0.7%(614)
Salvadoran0.7%(602)
Peruvian0.6%(523)
Honduran0.5%(484)
Colombian0.4%(404)
Cuban0.4%(323)
Nicaraguan0.1%(112)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(105)
Chilean0.1%(80)
Argentine0.1%(60)
Spaniard0.1%(45)
Asian origin
Hmong2.5%(2,287)
Korean0.4%(377)
Vietnamese0.3%(264)
Laotian0.2%(167)
Filipino0.1%(130)
Chinese0.1%(108)
Asian Indian0.1%(100)
Cambodian0.1%(63)
Japanese0%(11)
Thai0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(54)
Tongan0%(43)
Ancestry
English11.9%(10,736)
Irish7.9%(7,094)
German7.4%(6,654)
American7.3%(6,586)
Scottish2.3%(2,086)
Italian2.3%(2,085)
French1.5%(1,340)
West Indian1.3%(1,146)
Polish1.3%(1,137)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(641)
Ukrainian0.6%(522)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
British0.5%(419)
Romanian0.4%(364)
Norwegian0.4%(358)
Jamaican0.4%(348)
Dutch0.3%(303)
Haitian0.3%(268)
Welsh0.3%(254)
Swedish0.2%(211)
Ghanaian0.2%(201)
Russian0.2%(196)
Hungarian0.2%(189)
Greek0.2%(159)
Czech0.1%(128)
Portuguese0.1%(122)
Lithuanian0.1%(116)
Danish0.1%(115)
Nigerian0.1%(111)
Arab0.1%(100)
Egyptian0.1%(78)
Austrian0.1%(59)
Swiss0.1%(45)
Bulgarian0%(44)
Canadian0%(36)
Turkish0%(34)
Finnish0%(29)
Lebanese0%(22)
Latvian0%(21)
Croatian0%(15)
Slovak0%(15)
Slovene0%(13)
Brazilian0%(11)
Belgian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
21.2%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.6%
+15.3 ptssince 2000
from 73.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.4%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 3.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
33.5 min
+31%since 2000
from 25.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 81.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.6%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.3%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.7%
−7.2 ptssince 2011
from 11.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 68.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 70.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.1%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
10.1%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2012
from 12.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
15.4%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 19.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.2%
+15.5 ptssince 2017
from 78.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 93.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.8%
−5.3 ptssince 2016
from 88.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.8%
+4.0 ptssince 2016
from 7.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.5%(11,752)
Married54.5%(19,078)
Widowed1.6%(577)
Divorced10.3%(3,625)
Women 15+
Never married27.7%(10,082)
Married52.2%(18,992)
Widowed7.1%(2,575)
Divorced12.9%(4,704)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.4%
−4.3 ptssince 2013
from 19.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 53.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 31.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)28.5%(1,118)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(950)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(1,162)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(119)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(10)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,924 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Barrow County, Georgia?

Barrow County, Georgia has about 89,886 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Barrow County, Georgia?

The typical household in Barrow County, Georgia earns about $80,653 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Barrow County, Georgia expensive?

In Barrow County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $294,700, and the typical rent is about $1,318 a month.

How educated are people in Barrow County, Georgia?

About 21.2% of adults age 25 and over in Barrow County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Barrow County, Georgia?

About 9.6% of people in Barrow County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Barrow County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Barrow County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 60,165 residents, a change of about 202 percent over that period.

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