Whitfield County is a county of 103,598 people in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $218,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The population is up 24% since 2000. Renters pay $971 a month at the median. Households take in $67,070 at the median, 18% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,070, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Whitfield County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.9% → 37.2%(+34.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share92.4% → 55.5%(−36.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.0% → 20.2%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)19.1%(666)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(608)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(1,316)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(187)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,484 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
Whitfield County, decade by decade
Whitfield 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
72,462
$66,715
$145,924
12.0%
17.9
2000
83,525
$71,731
$156,662
12.8%
53.5
2010
102,599
$60,916
$187,014
15.1%
63.9
2020
102,864
$60,669
$173,079
16.4%
69.1
2024
103,598
$67,070
$218,000
20.2%
68.9
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.
