Demographics of Dade County, Georgia

Dade County, Georgia had 16,154 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −79 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.

Dade County, in four figures

16,154
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −79 people.; 42.1 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,568 ±$5,718
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.

Dade County, Georgia's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dade 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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Dade County, Georgia's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dade 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	16,233	100.0	100.0
2021	16,206	99.8	100.2
2022	16,105	99.2	100.7
2023	16,200	99.8	101.6
2024	16,143	99.4	102.5
2025	16,154	99.5	103.1

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Population of Dade 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	16,233	−7	−17	0	+6
2021	16,206	−27	−122	+2	+84
2022	16,105	−101	−70	+6	−25
2023	16,200	+95	−77	0	+173
2024	16,143	−57	−62	+5	+3
2025	16,154	+11	−70	−3	+85

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.9: for men 41.7 ±1.9 and for women 42.4 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dade County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	966 ±113	6.0% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,255 ±224	13.9% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,581 ±244	9.8% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,866 ±277	23.9% ±1.7	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,104 ±300	25.4% ±1.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,393 ±364	21.0% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,568 ±$5,718, and income per person $34,347 ±$2,418, 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 Dade County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	790 ±194	13.0% ±3.1	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,673 ±335	27.5% ±5.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	948 ±209	15.6% ±3.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	901 ±214	14.8% ±3.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,001 ±245	16.5% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	296 ±114	4.9% ±1.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	474 ±122	7.8% ±2.0	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 Dade County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,234 ±366	8.2% ±2.4	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	308 ±127	9.6% ±3.8	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	508 ±208	7.0% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	418 ±151	9.1% ±3.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dade County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dade County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	7,431 ±29	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.9% ±3.4	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.1% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.0% ±2.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.0% ±3.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,500 ±$32,760	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$829 ±$81	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±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 Dade County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	465 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,799 ±104	91.5% ±0.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	67 to 295	0.4% to 1.8%	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	196 ±27	1.2% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	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 39	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	503 ±130	3.1% ±0.8	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 Dade County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	4,844 ±570	30.0% ±3.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,868 ±559	67.2% ±3.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	56 to 262	0.3% to 1.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	294 ±117	1.8% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	57 to 231	0.4% to 1.4%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	64 to 236	0.4% to 1.5%	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%.

Dade County among the counties of Georgia

106th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Dade County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cook County	18,232	+5.8%
Rabun County	17,764	+5.0%
Jasper County	17,632	+20.2%
Ben Hill County	17,099	−0.4%
Oglethorpe County	16,415	+10.4%
Dade County	16,154	−0.5%
Brooks County	16,101	−1.0%
Jeff Davis County	15,219	+2.8%
Jefferson County	15,011	−4.2%
Screven County	14,408	+2.4%
Towns County	13,285	+5.8%

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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