Whitfield County, GA Demographic Data
Whitfield County, GA Summary
Whitfield County is located in Georgia
- Population: 103,359
- Area: 291.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 290.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.59 sq. miles
- Population Density: 355.11 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 722.44 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Whitfield County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
52,356
50%
50.8
Male
52,233
50%
49.2
Total Population
104,589
323,128,000
Whitfield County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,760
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,230
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,101
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
8,294
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,511
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
13,316
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
13,415
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
13,586
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,874
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,450
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,432
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,585
3.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,035
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
76,302
73.0%
77.2
Female
38,624
50.6%
51.3
Male
37,678
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
70,755
67.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
17,116
16.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
14,052
13.4%
15.2
Female
7,800
55.5%
55.8
Male
6,252
44.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Whitfield County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
103,281
98.7%
96.8
White
90,028
86.1%
72.6
Black or African American
4,714
4.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,954
1.9%
0.8
Asian
1,281
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
5,304
5.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,308
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
35,975
34.4%
17.8
Mexican
32,700
31.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
600
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
129
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,546
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
68,614
65.6%
82.2
Whitfield County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
9,562
14.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
11,171
17.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
18,114
27.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
14,647
22.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,966
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,543
8.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,690
4.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
20,733
31.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
44,960
68.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,233
12.5%
31.2
Whitfield County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
22,741
27.9%
33.7%
Now Married
41,534
51.0%
47.5
Divorced
9,401
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
1,441
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
6,381
7.8
5.8%
Whitfield County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
67,144
68.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
30,685
31.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Whitfield County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,069
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,273
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,626
15.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,174
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,487
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,609
21.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,474
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,067
8.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,182
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
897
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
46,399
57,617
Per capita income
22,287
31,128
Whitfield County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
212
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,460
7.4%
9.8
Construction
3,568
7.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,162
13.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,032
2.2%
6.6
Information
364
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
18,228
39.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,586
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,826
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,510
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
3,877
8.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,204
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,730
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,787
10.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
11,076
23.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
16,206
34.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
9,790
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,900
10.5%
18.1%
Whitfield County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
46,168
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
38,779
84.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,433
11.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
111
0.2%
2.7
Other means
1,100
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
745
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.3
26.6
Whitfield County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,048
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
10,472
29.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
13,981
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
9,357
26.1%
21.0
Whitfield County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
35,858
90.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
23,101
64.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
12,757
35.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,764
9.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Whitfield County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
39,622
1 room
1,190
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
321
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,948
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
5,629
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
9,121
23.0%
19.8
6 rooms
10,838
27.4%
17.8
7 rooms
3,961
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
3,086
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,528
8.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Whitfield County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
39,622
1-unit, detached
26,111
65.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,220
3.1%
5.9
2-units
1,022
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,149
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,659
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,481
3.7%
4.4
20 or more units
1,065
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
5,915
14.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Whitfield County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
850
2.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
962
2.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,936
9.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,591
14.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,642
14.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8,450
21.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
8,430
21.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,046
12.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
421
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
294
0.7%
1.4%
Whitfield County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Whitfield County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,832
52.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,138
19.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
834
7.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
457
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,917
17.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Whitfield County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
12,067
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
101
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,228
10.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,712
22.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
8,026
66.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
690
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
696
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,019
17.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,562
22.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,434
12.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,195
10.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,139
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,252
28.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,156
0.0%
0.0%
Whitfield County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
23,101
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,424
10.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,203
22.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,944
30.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,852
16.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,030
13.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,195
5.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
315
1.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
138
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
127,900
205,000
