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Catoosa County

Georgia · 69,628 residents (2025 est.) · 162 sq mi
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Catoosa County is home to 68,634 people in Georgia. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. Growth has run 29% since 2000, or 15,352 more people. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
68,634
+29%since 2000
from 53,282 in 2000
69,628 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
423 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 383 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.8
+14%since 2000
from 35.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
162 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
40K48K56K63K71K19902000201020202024Catoosa County
202469K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(3,353)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(3,826)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(4,756)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(4,571)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(3,810)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(8,647)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(8,489)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.5%(9,254)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(9,122)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(7,437)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(4,006)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(1,363)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$74,639
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,998 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,562
+103%since 2000
from $18,009 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.8%
+24.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.426
+4%since 2010
from 0.412 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade11.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance8.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$240,900
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$993
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $482 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2000
from 77.1% in 2000
25.8% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.59 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 37.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+15%since 2009
from 2.8 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
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic95.7%(51,013)
Black1.2%(661)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(621)
Asian0.7%(370)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic87.8%(60,284)
Black1.3%(901)
Hispanic / Latino4%(2,778)
Asian1.5%(1,045)
Other5.3%(3,626)
Diversity Score
28
+76%since 2009
from 16 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
17
+7%since 2020
from 16 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
Mexican1.5%(1,014)
Central American1.5%(1,010)
Guatemalan1.1%(750)
Puerto Rican0.5%(337)
Honduran0.2%(156)
Cuban0.2%(123)
Venezuelan0.2%(114)
Peruvian0.1%(88)
Salvadoran0.1%(82)
Chilean0.1%(53)
Colombian0%(28)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.3%(239)
Korean0.3%(192)
Chinese0.2%(166)
Laotian0.2%(150)
Filipino0.2%(131)
Cambodian0.1%(49)
Vietnamese0.1%(42)
Japanese0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(56)
Ancestry
English17.4%(11,963)
American16.1%(11,078)
Irish10.2%(6,982)
German9.4%(6,427)
Scottish3%(2,082)
Italian1.9%(1,335)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(1,073)
Dutch1.5%(1,060)
Swedish0.8%(517)
Welsh0.6%(446)
French0.6%(434)
Norwegian0.6%(432)
+ 22 more ancestry groups with data
British0.5%(371)
Polish0.4%(282)
Russian0.3%(229)
Danish0.2%(171)
West Indian0.1%(91)
Swiss0.1%(86)
Canadian0.1%(76)
Greek0.1%(51)
Latvian0.1%(49)
Ukrainian0.1%(47)
Hungarian0%(28)
Austrian0%(21)
Finnish0%(19)
Czech0%(15)
Arab0%(8)
Syrian0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.2%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 13.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.7%
+13.7 ptssince 2000
from 76.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.2%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 4.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.5 min
+74%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.9%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 85.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.6%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 64.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 70.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.1%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
2.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.0%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 15.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.7%
+10.8 ptssince 2017
from 77.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 91.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 88.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 95.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 1.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.7%(7,262)
Married57.3%(15,613)
Widowed3.3%(903)
Divorced12.7%(3,470)
Women 15+
Never married22.1%(6,519)
Married53.7%(15,803)
Widowed8.7%(2,573)
Divorced15.5%(4,556)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 16.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 57.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
−2.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.7%
−5.1 ptssince 2020
from 70.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 33.5% 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)23.7%(891)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(669)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35%(1,314)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(121)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.2%(195)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,755 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 Catoosa County, Georgia?

Catoosa County, Georgia has about 68,634 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Catoosa County, Georgia earns about $74,639 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Catoosa County, Georgia expensive?

In Catoosa County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $240,900, and the typical rent is about $993 a month.

How educated are people in Catoosa County, Georgia?

About 24.2% of adults age 25 and over in Catoosa County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Catoosa County, Georgia?

About 9.9% of people in Catoosa County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Catoosa County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Catoosa County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 26,170 residents, a change of about 62 percent over that period.

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