Demographics of Banks County, Georgia

Banks County, Georgia had 21,273 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,144 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Banks County, in four figures

21,273
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +17.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,144 people.; 42.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,063 ±$8,642
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Banks County, Georgia's population grew 17.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Banks County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Banks County, Georgia's population grew 17.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Banks County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,129	100.0	100.0
2021	18,607	102.6	100.2
2022	19,419	107.1	100.7
2023	19,949	110.0	101.6
2024	20,512	113.1	102.5
2025	21,273	117.3	103.1

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Population of Banks County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	18,129	+46	+7	0	+42
2021	18,607	+478	−19	0	+519
2022	19,419	+812	−16	+4	+771
2023	19,949	+530	+44	+39	+438
2024	20,512	+563	+64	+66	+428
2025	21,273	+761	+61	−13	+722

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.8: for men 41.4 ±1.4 and for women 42.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Banks County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,036 ±38	5.4% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,081 ±297	16.0% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,503 ±183	7.8% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,863 ±349	25.2% ±1.8	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,430 ±352	28.2% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,351 ±319	17.4% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,063 ±$8,642, and income per person $33,366 ±$1,994, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Banks County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,165 ±275	17.0% ±4.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,214 ±282	17.7% ±4.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	945 ±192	13.8% ±2.8	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,096 ±201	16.0% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,569 ±280	22.9% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	507 ±146	7.4% ±2.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	360 ±132	5.3% ±1.9	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Banks County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,161 ±576	11.3% ±3.0	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	433 ±155	10.7% ±3.8	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	939 ±310	9.1% ±3.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	789 ±300	16.3% ±6.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Banks County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Banks County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	7,479 ±20	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±2.1	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.7% ±3.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.3% ±3.5	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$278,100 ±$17,284	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$827 ±$153	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Banks County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,409 ±0	7.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,487 ±107	85.6% ±0.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	520 ±218	2.7% ±1.1	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	174 to 540	0.9% to 2.8%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	464 ±207	2.4% ±1.1	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Banks County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	13,958 ±443	72.5% ±2.3	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,156 ±433	21.6% ±2.2	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 85	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,107 ±220	5.7% ±1.1	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	541 ±226	2.8% ±1.2	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	566 ±185	2.9% ±1.0	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Banks County among the counties of Georgia

88th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Banks County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Morgan County	22,095	+9.4%
McDuffie County	21,640	+0.1%
Long County	21,557	+32.6%
Meriwether County	21,516	+4.4%
Greene County	21,367	+12.3%
Banks County	21,273	+17.3%
Lamar County	20,941	+12.9%
Pike County	20,932	+10.5%
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%
Mitchell County	20,467	−5.6%
Elbert County	20,072	+2.1%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Counties by population growth in Georgia
No. 6 Counties in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 15 Counties in Georgia by median household income
No. 21 Counties in Georgia by median home value
No. 23 Counties in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 25 Counties in Georgia by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026