COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Whitfield County

Georgia · 72,462 residents · 290 sq mi

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Whitfield County is a county of 72,462 people in Georgia. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $60,800. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. The population has fallen 13% since 2000. Households earn $27,797 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

72,462

−13%vs 2000

vs 83,525 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

290 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024104K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(5,057)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(5,157)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(5,262)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(5,745)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(5,830)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(12,495)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(11,051)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(8,483)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(6,205)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(4,499)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(2,205)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(473)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,797

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,377 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,324

−28%vs 2000

vs $18,515 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,800

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $484 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

33.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.2%(60,338)

Black3.7%(3,066)

Hispanic / Latino22.1%(18,419)

Asian0.9%(736)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(67,710)

Black4.1%(2,944)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(2,108)

Asian0.4%(266)

Other2.1%(1,542)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican27.4%(28,431)

Central American5.5%(5,744)

Guatemalan3%(3,097)

Salvadoran1.7%(1,761)

Cuban1.1%(1,094)

Puerto Rican1%(1,002)

South American0.8%(810)

Honduran0.4%(430)

Colombian0.4%(389)

Dominican0.3%(343)

Venezuelan0.2%(198)

Nicaraguan0.2%(196)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.2%(192)

Costa Rican0.2%(189)

Uruguayan0.1%(87)

Peruvian0.1%(66)

Ecuadorian0.1%(60)

Bolivian0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(534)

Korean0.2%(257)

Vietnamese0.2%(230)

Japanese0.1%(121)

Chinese0.1%(106)

Filipino0.1%(91)

Pakistani0.1%(83)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(48)

Samoan0%(41)

Chamorro0%(31)

Ancestry

English19.2%(19,904)

American8.7%(9,012)

Irish6.3%(6,504)

German3.8%(3,923)

Scottish1.3%(1,377)

Italian1.3%(1,348)

Subsaharan African0.9%(945)

French0.7%(675)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(589)

British0.4%(452)

West Indian0.3%(303)

Dutch0.2%(248)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(210)

Jamaican0.2%(201)

Hungarian0.1%(111)

Russian0.1%(104)

Norwegian0.1%(101)

Swedish0.1%(100)

Haitian0.1%(97)

Welsh0.1%(87)

Greek0.1%(85)

Arab0%(46)

Swiss0%(41)

Canadian0%(31)

Slovene0%(27)

Romanian0%(25)

Belgian0%(22)

Danish0%(17)

Brazilian0%(16)

Portuguese0%(16)

Nigerian0%(16)

Lithuanian0%(15)

Slovak0%(13)

Lebanese0%(12)

Finnish0%(12)

French Canadian0%(10)

Palestinian0%(6)

Czech0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 12.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.9%(14,366)

Married51.9%(21,368)

Widowed4.4%(1,809)

Divorced8.8%(3,641)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(11,522)

Married51%(21,175)

Widowed9.1%(3,801)

Divorced12.1%(5,043)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.1%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 25.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% 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)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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