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Forsyth County

Georgia · 282,805 residents (2025 est.) · 225 sq mi
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Forsyth County is a county of 267,287 people in Georgia. That is roughly 86% ahead of the Georgia median. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 168,880 people. 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $143,784, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Forsyth County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population44,083 → 267,287 (+506%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree15.6% → 57.1% (+41.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • White share98.6% → 61.8% (−36.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 159 counties in Georgia

  • 1st in household income$143,784
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree57.1%
  • 1st in home value$550,400
  • 48th in diversity score70.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
267,287
+172%since 2000
from 98,407 in 2000
282,805 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,190 / sq mi
+172%since 2000
from 438 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.7
+15%since 2000
from 34.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
225 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
22K89K156K223K290K19902000201020202024Forsyth County
2024267K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(14,414)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(19,072)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.1%(21,755)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(20,271)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(14,422)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.3%(24,886)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.4%(43,941)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5416.2%(43,320)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(31,250)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.4%(19,667)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.1%(11,008)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(3,281)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$143,784
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $68,890 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$58,249
+100%since 2000
from $29,114 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
77.8%
+19.5 ptssince 2009
from 58.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.392
−1%since 2010
from 0.395 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services10.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade8.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration8.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$550,400
+70%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $177,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,090
+68%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $683 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
84.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 88.0% in 2000
15.6% rent
Vacancy rate
3.8%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.99 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.90 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.2%
−10.3 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 41.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+22%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
1990 – 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
85
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.3%(90,820)
Black0.4%(426)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(5,477)
Asian0.8%(771)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.8%(165,153)
Black4.2%(11,179)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(27,069)
Asian19.6%(52,363)
Other4.3%(11,523)
Diversity Score
71
+91%since 2009
from 37 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
−11%since 2020
from 34 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
Mexican4.7%(12,540)
South American1.9%(5,151)
Puerto Rican1.2%(3,314)
Central American1.1%(2,972)
Colombian1%(2,800)
Honduran0.5%(1,353)
Cuban0.4%(1,055)
Spaniard0.3%(853)
Peruvian0.3%(734)
Guatemalan0.3%(670)
Venezuelan0.3%(670)
Ecuadorian0.2%(467)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.1%(381)
Nicaraguan0.1%(331)
Dominican0.1%(270)
Panamanian0.1%(163)
Uruguayan0.1%(155)
Argentine0.1%(145)
Chilean0%(103)
Bolivian0%(62)
Asian origin
Asian Indian14%(37,371)
Chinese2.3%(6,145)
Korean1.4%(3,710)
Pakistani0.6%(1,677)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,024)
Filipino0.3%(794)
Laotian0.1%(186)
Japanese0.1%(184)
Taiwanese0.1%(158)
Cambodian0.1%(138)
Kazakh0%(122)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(41)
Nepalese0%(35)
Thai0%(30)
Uzbek0%(24)
Burmese0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(35)
Guamanian0%(21)
Ancestry
English13.9%(37,205)
German10.2%(27,190)
Irish9.1%(24,441)
American5.9%(15,850)
Italian5%(13,275)
Scottish2.4%(6,537)
Polish2%(5,369)
French1.6%(4,222)
Scotch-Irish1%(2,719)
Arab0.8%(2,084)
Swedish0.7%(1,982)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.7%(1,770)
West Indian0.6%(1,580)
Russian0.6%(1,521)
Welsh0.5%(1,468)
Turkish0.5%(1,458)
British0.5%(1,374)
Norwegian0.5%(1,339)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,242)
Brazilian0.4%(1,179)
Greek0.4%(1,056)
Iranian0.4%(993)
Portuguese0.3%(932)
Austrian0.3%(766)
Iraqi0.3%(741)
Hungarian0.3%(716)
Lebanese0.3%(687)
Jamaican0.2%(653)
Danish0.2%(617)
Czech0.2%(608)
Romanian0.2%(554)
Ghanaian0.2%(519)
Canadian0.2%(509)
Swiss0.2%(476)
Finnish0.2%(406)
Ethiopian0.1%(318)
Haitian0.1%(310)
Slovak0.1%(299)
Belgian0.1%(287)
Croatian0.1%(255)
Lithuanian0.1%(246)
Moroccan0.1%(237)
Nigerian0.1%(231)
Armenian0%(125)
Latvian0%(124)
Bulgarian0%(123)
Slovene0%(119)
Egyptian0%(100)
Syrian0%(71)
Serbian0%(46)
Barbadian0%(18)
Israeli0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
57.1%
+22.5 ptssince 2000
from 34.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.4%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
22.3%
+13.7 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.6 min
+18%since 2000
from 25.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
58.6%
−20.0 ptssince 2009
from 78.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
32.5%
+23.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 69.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 72.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
8.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
57.8%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
50.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
22.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2012
from 7.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.9%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.7%
+6.5 ptssince 2017
from 91.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 97.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
72.3%
−8.8 ptssince 2016
from 81.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 7.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.4%(27,886)
Married65.2%(68,802)
Widowed1.6%(1,657)
Divorced6.8%(7,174)
Women 15+
Never married22.1%(23,498)
Married62.1%(66,103)
Widowed6.1%(6,483)
Divorced9.8%(10,443)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.9%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
71.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
5.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 5.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 0.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
17.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 17.0% 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)19.1%(1,733)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.5%(2,496)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.4%(2,947)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(205)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(19)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,088 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

Forsyth County, decade by decade

Forsyth County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199044,083$87,943$229,92715.6%3.4
200098,407$125,494$324,07234.6%18.1
2010175,511$126,026$398,05343.6%42.7
2020251,283$136,759$439,12254.8%69.1
2024267,287$143,784$550,40057.1%70.7

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Forsyth County, Georgia?

Forsyth County, Georgia has about 267,287 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Forsyth County, Georgia earns about $143,784 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Forsyth County, Georgia expensive?

In Forsyth County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $550,400, and the typical rent is about $2,090 a month.

How educated are people in Forsyth County, Georgia?

About 57.1% of adults age 25 and over in Forsyth County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Forsyth County, Georgia?

About 4.3% of people in Forsyth County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Forsyth County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Forsyth County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 223,204 residents, a change of about 506 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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