Spalding County is home to 68,892 people in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $228,700, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 20%. 18.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,071, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Spalding County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 18.5%(+7.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share29.1% → 35.8%(+6.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)20%(897)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(1,074)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.2%(2,077)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(119)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(47)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,495 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
Spalding County, decade by decade
Spalding County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
54,457
$61,523
$136,564
11.1%
53.3
2000
58,417
$65,982
$154,294
12.5%
58.9
2010
64,073
$59,125
$178,958
13.6%
65.2
2020
67,306
$59,354
$163,383
18.1%
71.8
2024
68,892
$62,071
$228,700
18.5%
72.7
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.
