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Gordon County

Georgia · 61,701 residents (2025 est.) · 356 sq mi
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With 59,100 people, Gordon County is a county in Georgia. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The population is up 34% since 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $222,900. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Median rent is $937 a month.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
59,100
+34%since 2000
from 44,104 in 2000
61,701 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
166 / sq mi
+14%since 2009
from 145 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.9
+14%since 2000
from 34.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
356 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
33K40K47K54K62K19902000201020202024Gordon County
202459K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(3,389)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(4,182)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(3,704)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(3,958)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(3,507)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.5%(7,970)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(7,399)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.7%(8,112)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.7%(7,517)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(5,650)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(2,943)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(769)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,650
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,831 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,658
+86%since 2000
from $17,586 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.6%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
+7%since 2010
from 0.412 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade24%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$222,900
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$937
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $486 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 71.8% in 2000
26.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.74 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.73 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.9%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.5%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+15%since 2009
from 3.0 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
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.6%(38,642)
Black3.4%(1,511)
Hispanic / Latino7.4%(3,268)
Asian0.5%(225)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.8%(44,775)
Black3.4%(1,991)
Hispanic / Latino16.3%(9,657)
Asian0.9%(554)
Other3.6%(2,123)
Diversity Score
50
+22%since 2009
from 41 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−11%since 2020
from 31 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
Mexican9%(5,321)
Central American3.7%(2,209)
Guatemalan2.8%(1,647)
Puerto Rican1.1%(660)
Ecuadorian0.7%(389)
Salvadoran0.6%(355)
Cuban0.6%(343)
Argentine0.3%(191)
Costa Rican0.2%(103)
Honduran0.1%(84)
Dominican0.1%(63)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(46)
Peruvian0.1%(32)
Chilean0%(25)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.5%(304)
Asian Indian0.2%(129)
Pakistani0.1%(74)
Filipino0.1%(59)
Chinese0.1%(48)
Japanese0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(35)
Ancestry
English11.5%(6,779)
American9.2%(5,408)
Irish6.8%(4,034)
German6.7%(3,952)
Scottish2%(1,197)
French1.2%(720)
Italian0.9%(549)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(459)
Dutch0.6%(361)
Nigerian0.6%(329)
Swedish0.5%(279)
+ 24 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.5%(279)
British0.5%(276)
Jamaican0.4%(246)
Polish0.4%(242)
Norwegian0.2%(137)
Welsh0.2%(110)
Greek0.2%(101)
Ukrainian0.1%(88)
Russian0.1%(75)
Canadian0.1%(50)
Lithuanian0.1%(40)
Kenyan0.1%(31)
Swiss0%(20)
Danish0%(11)
Hungarian0%(10)
Slovak0%(7)
Czech0%(6)
Israeli0%(5)
Haitian0%(5)
Finnish0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.8%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
80.7%
+14.7 ptssince 2000
from 65.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 3.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.3 min
+65%since 2000
from 15.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
82.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 81.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.2%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% 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
6.8%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% 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
3.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 64.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
66.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 64.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 22.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Female
50.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Foreign born
7.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
15.4%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 21.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
85.2%
+16.6 ptssince 2017
from 68.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.0%
+7.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.5%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 88.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 84.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
14.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 13.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.8%(6,983)
Married54.9%(12,859)
Widowed4.2%(982)
Divorced11.1%(2,601)
Women 15+
Never married26.6%(6,480)
Married51.9%(12,665)
Widowed9.3%(2,267)
Divorced12.2%(2,988)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.4%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 21.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 50.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 60.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 32.9% 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)15.5%(466)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(857)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(1,199)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,011 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 Gordon County, Georgia?

Gordon County, Georgia has about 59,100 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Gordon County, Georgia earns about $63,650 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Gordon County, Georgia expensive?

In Gordon County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $222,900, and the typical rent is about $937 a month.

How educated are people in Gordon County, Georgia?

About 18.8% of adults age 25 and over in Gordon County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Gordon County, Georgia?

About 12.0% of people in Gordon County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Gordon County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Gordon County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 24,028 residents, a change of about 69 percent over that period.

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