Demographics of Chatham County, Georgia

Chatham County, Georgia had 311,855 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +16,742 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.

Chatham County, in four figures

311,855
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.7%
Change since July 2020: +16,742 people.; 37.2 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,097 ±$1,907
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.

Chatham County, Georgia's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chatham 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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Chatham County, Georgia's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chatham 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	295,113	100.0	100.0
2021	295,961	100.3	100.2
2022	301,720	102.2	100.7
2023	305,244	103.4	101.6
2024	309,605	104.9	102.5
2025	311,855	105.7	103.1

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Population of Chatham 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	295,113	−148	+166	+23	−413
2021	295,961	+848	+395	+238	−39
2022	301,720	+5,759	+464	+1,232	+3,837
2023	305,244	+3,524	+640	+1,981	+922
2024	309,605	+4,361	+609	+3,762	+26
2025	311,855	+2,250	+659	+1,561	+50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±0.3: for men 35.8 ±0.2 and for women 38.7 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chatham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	17,312 ±28	5.8% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	44,913 ±1,334	14.9% ±0.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	31,648 ±1,328	10.5% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	86,757 ±1,562	28.8% ±0.5	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	69,873 ±1,285	23.2% ±0.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	50,376 ±1,600	16.7% ±0.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,097 ±$1,907, and income per person $40,342 ±$992, 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 Chatham County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	18,100 ±1,115	15.0% ±0.9	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	24,102 ±1,518	20.0% ±1.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,965 ±1,293	17.4% ±1.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	15,588 ±1,187	12.9% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	20,927 ±1,429	17.4% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	9,845 ±717	8.2% ±0.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,856 ±674	9.0% ±0.6	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 Chatham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	41,287 ±2,235	14.3% ±0.8	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12,981 ±1,253	21.4% ±1.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21,430 ±1,409	13.3% ±0.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,876 ±705	10.3% ±1.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chatham County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chatham County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	137,532 ±240	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.5% ±0.9	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.5% ±0.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.8% ±0.9	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.2% ±1.2	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$302,700 ±$9,807	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,471 ±$27	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	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 Chatham County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	24,958 ±0	8.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	136,324 ±644	45.3% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	115,398 ±1,419	38.4% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,097 ±457	3.0% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	156 ±68	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	370 ±87	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,848 ±785	0.9% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,728 ±1,433	3.9% ±0.5	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Chatham County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	157,603 ±2,908	52.4% ±1.0	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	110,879 ±2,850	36.9% ±0.9	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,088 ±833	2.0% ±0.3	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	26,309 ±2,146	8.7% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12,289 ±1,381	4.1% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	14,020 ±1,395	4.7% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chatham County among the counties of Georgia

5th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Chatham County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fulton County	1,098,791	+2.7%
Gwinnett County	1,018,099	+6.2%
Cobb County	793,345	+3.5%
DeKalb County	774,394	+1.3%
Chatham County	311,855	+5.7%
Cherokee County	299,273	+11.6%
Clayton County	297,471	−0.6%
Forsyth County	282,805	+11.8%
Henry County	264,922	+9.5%
Hall County	226,568	+11.4%

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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