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Gwinnett County

Georgia · 957,062 residents · 431 sq mi
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With 957,062 people, Gwinnett County is a county in Georgia. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 368,614 people. 25% of locals were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 34 minutes on average. That is roughly 19% ahead of the Georgia median. About 37% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.8
More educated
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
957,062
+63%since 2000
from 588,448 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.0
+11%since 2000
from 32.5 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
431 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
290K478K666K854K1.0M19902000201020202024Gwinnett County
2024980K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56%(57,035)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(66,601)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 148%(76,284)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 198%(76,275)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(64,337)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413%(124,483)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.1%(135,197)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5414.3%(137,024)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412%(114,631)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747.1%(68,141)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843%(28,294)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over0.9%(8,760)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,787
−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,537 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,935
+28%since 2000
from $25,006 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
48.6%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 42.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
10.5%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.7%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.7%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$235,700
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $140,600 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,331
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $824 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
65.3%
−7.1 ptssince 2000
from 72.4% in 2000
34.7% rent
Persons per household
3.07 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.99 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.2
+9%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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic67%(394,164)
Black13.1%(76,837)
Hispanic / Latino10.9%(64,137)
Asian7.2%(42,180)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic32.5%(310,583)
Black26.9%(257,124)
Hispanic / Latino23%(220,460)
Asian13.2%(126,526)
Other3.2%(31,066)
Segregation Score
36
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
Mexican9.9%(91,577)
Central American4.7%(43,574)
South American2.6%(24,311)
Salvadoran1.7%(15,708)
Puerto Rican1.6%(14,532)
Guatemalan1.4%(13,225)
Colombian1.3%(12,181)
Dominican1.3%(12,167)
Honduran1%(9,513)
Venezuelan0.7%(6,293)
Cuban0.6%(5,531)
Peruvian0.3%(2,897)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.2%(2,112)
Nicaraguan0.2%(1,704)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,267)
Panamanian0.1%(1,235)
Spaniard0.1%(1,109)
Uruguayan0.1%(690)
Argentine0.1%(577)
Chilean0%(235)
Bolivian0%(72)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.8%(26,198)
Korean2.8%(25,816)
Vietnamese2.6%(24,199)
Chinese1.4%(12,952)
Pakistani0.4%(3,891)
Filipino0.3%(2,897)
Bangladeshi0.2%(2,272)
Japanese0.2%(1,558)
Hmong0.2%(1,470)
Laotian0.2%(1,453)
Cambodian0.1%(1,029)
Indonesian0.1%(977)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0.1%(948)
Taiwanese0.1%(871)
Burmese0.1%(694)
Thai0.1%(674)
Bhutanese0%(408)
Malaysian0%(206)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(152)
Chamorro0%(110)
Ancestry
English5.7%(52,488)
German5.3%(49,467)
Irish5.1%(46,939)
American4.9%(45,213)
Subsaharan African3.9%(35,825)
West Indian2.5%(23,280)
Italian2.1%(19,103)
Jamaican1.5%(13,511)
Scottish1.4%(12,930)
Polish1.1%(10,585)
French1.1%(10,478)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(7,811)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.7%(6,243)
Romanian0.7%(6,030)
British0.7%(6,026)
Ethiopian0.6%(5,955)
Dutch0.6%(5,377)
Haitian0.5%(4,950)
Norwegian0.4%(4,128)
Russian0.4%(3,576)
Swedish0.4%(3,539)
Welsh0.4%(3,385)
French Canadian0.3%(3,227)
Guyanese0.3%(2,338)
Ghanaian0.2%(2,249)
Hungarian0.2%(2,049)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,765)
Greek0.2%(1,532)
Danish0.2%(1,497)
Iranian0.2%(1,450)
Czech0.1%(1,294)
Canadian0.1%(1,248)
Egyptian0.1%(1,219)
Lebanese0.1%(1,032)
Portuguese0.1%(1,009)
Swiss0.1%(918)
Brazilian0.1%(876)
Austrian0.1%(845)
Bulgarian0.1%(812)
Iraqi0.1%(711)
Slovak0.1%(598)
Lithuanian0.1%(580)
Belgian0.1%(541)
Kenyan0.1%(466)
Croatian0%(433)
Arab0%(376)
Finnish0%(352)
Somali0%(343)
Armenian0%(278)
Turkish0%(275)
Barbadian0%(255)
Syrian0%(221)
Australian0%(219)
Jordanian0%(213)
Moroccan0%(192)
Israeli0%(169)
Slovene0%(168)
Macedonian0%(132)
Serbian0%(117)
Latvian0%(67)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 34.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
87.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 87.3% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.0% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
34.2 min
+41%since 2000
from 24.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
76.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 79.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
3.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 72.6% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
39.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 38.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Foreign born
25.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.1% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
15.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 22.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
96.4%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
88.1%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married37.7%(141,728)
Married54.2%(203,901)
Widowed1.5%(5,633)
Divorced6.7%(25,029)
Women 15+
Never married33.5%(133,369)
Married50.4%(200,475)
Widowed5.4%(21,297)
Divorced10.7%(42,671)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 22.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
55.3%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
10.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
14.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
67.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
24.1%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.9%(8,987)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)30.2%(11,863)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era26.5%(10,436)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War3.7%(1,444)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.3%(526)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 39,313 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 Gwinnett County, Georgia?

Gwinnett County, Georgia has about 957,062 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Gwinnett County, Georgia earns about $72,787 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Gwinnett County, Georgia expensive?

In Gwinnett County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $235,700, and the typical rent is about $1,331 a month.

How educated are people in Gwinnett County, Georgia?

About 37.4% of adults age 25 and over in Gwinnett County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Gwinnett County, Georgia?

About 10.5% of people in Gwinnett County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Gwinnett County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Gwinnett County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 604,152 residents, a change of about 171 percent over that period.

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

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