Demographics of Barrow County, Georgia

Barrow County, Georgia had 99,773 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15,707 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.

Barrow County, in four figures

99,773
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +18.7%
Change since July 2020: +15,707 people.; 36.4 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,653 ±$4,208
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.

Barrow County, Georgia's population grew 18.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Barrow 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Barrow County, Georgia's population grew 18.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Barrow 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	84,066	100.0	100.0
2021	86,864	103.3	100.2
2022	89,551	106.5	100.7
2023	93,390	111.1	101.6
2024	96,969	115.3	102.5
2025	99,773	118.7	103.1

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Population of Barrow 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	84,066	+491	+76	0	+435
2021	86,864	+2,798	+321	+49	+2,537
2022	89,551	+2,687	+302	+221	+2,045
2023	93,390	+3,839	+484	+290	+2,999
2024	96,969	+3,579	+503	+463	+2,591
2025	99,773	+2,804	+504	+147	+2,167

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±0.3: for men 35.5 ±0.3 and for women 37.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Barrow County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	5,732 ±129	6.4% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,863 ±716	18.8% ±0.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,461 ±495	8.3% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	26,145 ±691	29.1% ±0.8	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	22,111 ±679	24.6% ±0.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,574 ±690	12.9% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,653 ±$4,208, and income per person $33,600 ±$905, 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 Barrow County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	3,278 ±485	10.6% ±1.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,094 ±570	16.5% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,821 ±571	18.9% ±1.8	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,922 ±574	16.0% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,555 ±593	21.3% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,017 ±455	9.8% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,102 ±350	6.8% ±1.1	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 Barrow County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	8,532 ±1,200	9.6% ±1.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,494 ±446	11.2% ±1.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,780 ±762	9.5% ±1.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,258 ±355	7.5% ±2.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Barrow County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Barrow County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	32,248 ±85	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±1.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.5% ±1.6	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.5% ±1.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$294,700 ±$5,871	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,318 ±$69	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±1	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 Barrow County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	13,741 ±0	15.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	56,441 ±468	62.8% ±0.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,355 ±468	13.7% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,610 ±205	4.0% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 79	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	97 to 567	0.1% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,359 ±579	3.7% ±0.6	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 Barrow County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	50,742 ±1,271	56.5% ±1.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,579 ±1,205	31.8% ±1.3	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,460 ±415	1.6% ±0.5	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,105 ±600	10.1% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,767 ±554	5.3% ±0.6	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,338 ±598	4.8% ±0.7	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Barrow County among the counties of Georgia

28th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Barrow County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lowndes County	122,867	+3.7%
Bartow County	120,800	+10.5%
Walton County	112,696	+16.0%
Whitfield County	106,212	+3.3%
Floyd County	101,378	+2.8%
Barrow County	99,773	+18.7%
Jackson County	99,265	+29.3%
Rockdale County	98,416	+5.2%
Glynn County	87,599	+3.7%
Bulloch County	86,949	+8.8%
Dougherty County	82,616	−3.0%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026