Whitfield County, GA

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2022 Population
103,033
0.0417% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
36.4
0.275% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
13.5%
10.8% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$59,659
13.8% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$175,000
16.1% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
47,406
1.97% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Whitfield County, GA had a population of 103k people with a median age of 36.4 and a median household income of $59,659. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Whitfield County, GA declined from 103,076 to 103,033, a −0.0417% decrease and its median household income grew from $52,439 to $59,659, a 13.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Whitfield County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (56.6%), White (Hispanic) (20.2%), Other (Hispanic) (8.93%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.67%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.21%).

None of the households in Whitfield County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.2% of the residents in Whitfield County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Whitfield County, GA are Dalton State College (741 degrees awarded in 2022) and Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology (40 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Whitfield County, GA was $175,000, and the homeownership rate was 67.9%.

Most people in Whitfield County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Whitfield County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Whitfield County, GA is home to a population of 103k people, from which 89.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 17.4% of Whitfield County, GA residents were born outside of the country (17.9k people).

In 2022, there were 2.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.3k people) in Whitfield County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.9k White (Hispanic) and 9.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

89.2%
2022 Citizenship
87.6%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 89.2% of Whitfield County, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Whitfield County, GA was 87.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Whitfield County, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    58.3k ± 107
  2. White (Hispanic)
    20.9k ± 1.95k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    9.2k ± 1.4k
36.8%
Hispanic Population
37.9k people

In 2022, there were 2.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (58.3k people) in Whitfield County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.9k White (Hispanic) and 9.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

36.8% of the people in Whitfield County, GA are hispanic (37.9k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    222,301 ± 11,455 people
  2. India
    103,637 ± 7,865 people
  3. Jamaica
    49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.4%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
17.9k people
18.4%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
18.9k people

As of 2022, 17.4% of Whitfield County, GA residents (17.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Whitfield County, GA was 18.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,294 ± 219
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    773 ± 242
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    311 ± 148

Whitfield County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Whitfield County, GA employs 47.4k people. The largest industries in Whitfield County, GA are Manufacturing (17,242 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,295 people), and Retail Trade (4,101 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($60,385), Utilities ($57,557), and Public Administration ($47,917).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

47.4k
2022 Value
± 1,972
1.97%
1 Year growth
± 5.76%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Whitfield County, GA grew at a rate of 1.97%, from 46.5k employees to 47.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Whitfield County, GA, are Production Occupations (9,258 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,052 people), and Material Moving Occupations (4,253 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Whitfield County, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

47.4k
2022 Value
± 1,972
1.97%
1 Year growth
± 5.76%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Whitfield County, GA grew at a rate of 1.97%, from 46.5k employees to 47.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Whitfield County, GA, are Manufacturing (17,242 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,295 people), and Retail Trade (4,101 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Whitfield County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Whitfield County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,971
Median earning men ± $1,210
$30,918
Median earning women ± $1,750

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,028), Information ($71,685), and Public Administration ($52,647).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($47,941), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($40,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,363).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 939
    Manufacturing
  2. 689
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. 532
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Whitfield County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 69.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (29%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.2%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Whitfield County, GA awarded 781 degrees. The student population of Whitfield County, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,757 male students and 2,855 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Whitfield County, GA are White (454 and 59.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (253 and 32.9%), Black or African American (34 and 4.43%), and Unknown (11 and 1.43%).

The largest universities in Whitfield County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Dalton State College (741 and 94.9%) and Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology (40 and 5.12%).

The most popular majors in Whitfield County, GA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (111 and 14.2%), Elementary Education & Teaching (91 and 11.7%), and Registered Nursing (84 and 10.8%).

The median tuition cost in Whitfield County, GA for a public four year colleges is $2,563 for in-state students and $9,469 for out-of-state students.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 4,612 students enrolled in Whitfield County, GA, 38.1% men and 61.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,516 records, of which 61.6% were women and 38.4% men.

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Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Whitfield County, GA was Elementary Education & Teaching with 91 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Whitfield County, GA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 741 degrees awarded
  2. 40 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dalton State College with 741 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 254 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Whitfield County, GA, which is 0.482 times less than the 527 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 454 degrees mean that there were 1.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 253 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($2,563) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($720) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Whitfield County, GA was $175,000 in 2022, which is 0.621 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $150,700 to $175,000, a 16.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Whitfield County, GA is 67.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Whitfield County, GA have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Whitfield County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Whitfield County, GA is $59,659. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Whitfield County, GA was Census Tract 9 with a value of $106,563, followed by Census Tract 14 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $91,189 and $82,348.

In 2023, 15.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Whitfield County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.22%.

Property

$175,000
Median Property Value 2022
±$6,686
$24,307
Median Property Taxes
±$1,331

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Whitfield County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

67.9%
Homeownership
2022
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 67.9% of the housing units in Whitfield County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.4%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9
  2. Census Tract 14
  3. Census Tract 2

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Whitfield County, GA was Census Tract 9 with a value of $106,563, followed by Census Tract 14 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $91,189 and $82,348.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Whitfield County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$59,659
Median Household Income
± $3,701
35.8k
Number of Households
± 1,633

In 2022, the median household income of the 35.8k households in Whitfield County, GA grew to $59,659 from the previous year's value of $52,439.

The following chart displays the households in Whitfield County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Whitfield County, GA is from Georgia.
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.475
2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (84%)
  2. Carpooled (10.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.8%)

In 2022, 84% of workers in Whitfield County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (3.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Whitfield County, GA have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.22% of the workforce in Whitfield County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Whitfield County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Whitfield County, GA have 2 cars.

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Whitfield County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.22%.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Whitfield County, GA (13.7k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Whitfield County, GA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2023, 19.4% of the children was living in poverty in Whitfield County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8.9%.

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Health

82% of the population of Whitfield County, GA has health coverage, with 46.1% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 7.54% on non-group plans, and 0.537% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Whitfield County, GA see 1888 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.736% decrease from the previous year (1902 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2449 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 791 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,888 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Whitfield County, GA

Primary care physicians in Whitfield County, GA see an average of 1,888 patients per year. This represents a 0.736% decrease from the previous year (1,902 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Whitfield County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

18%
Uninsured
46.1%
Employer Coverage
15.9%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
7.54%
Non-Group
0.537%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Whitfield County, GA declined by 0.0239% from 18% to 18%.

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Health Outcomes

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In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 42.7 in Whitfield County, GA.

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Health Behaviors

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In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.6% in Whitfield County, GA.

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Clinical Care

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In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 24.3% in Whitfield County, GA.

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