White County is home to 28,810 people in Georgia. At a median age of 45.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US counties rank higher on income. 8,866 more people live here than in 2000. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,666, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about White County
What changed most since 1990
Population13,006 → 28,810(+122%)US over the same years: +35%
White share96.5% → 88.9%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.4% → 3.8%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)19.9%(371)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(379)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.4%(845)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(59)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,862 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
White County, decade by decade
White 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
13,006
$58,163
$165,125
13.6%
8.4
2000
19,944
$65,733
$189,816
15.4%
13.8
2010
27,144
$60,069
$245,996
19.6%
15.0
2020
28,003
$67,617
$221,440
20.2%
25.5
2024
28,810
$70,666
$278,900
24.0%
25.7
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.
