Demographics of Forsyth County, Georgia

Forsyth County, Georgia had 282,805 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +29,928 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.

Forsyth County, in four figures

282,805
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.8%
Change since July 2020: +29,928 people.; 39.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $143,784 ±$2,813
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.

Forsyth County, Georgia's population grew 11.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Forsyth 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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Forsyth County, Georgia's population grew 11.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Forsyth 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	252,877	100.0	100.0
2021	260,730	103.1	100.2
2022	267,623	105.8	100.7
2023	273,572	108.2	101.6
2024	278,797	110.3	102.5
2025	282,805	111.8	103.1

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Population of Forsyth 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	252,877	+1,592	+182	+12	+1,421
2021	260,730	+7,853	+592	+359	+7,117
2022	267,623	+6,893	+759	+1,266	+4,827
2023	273,572	+5,949	+752	+1,568	+3,664
2024	278,797	+5,225	+868	+2,091	+2,301
2025	282,805	+4,008	+886	+1,465	+1,659

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±0.2: for men 39.7 ±0.3 and for women 39.7 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Forsyth County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	14,414 ±26	5.4% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	54,358 ±1,348	20.3% ±0.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	21,162 ±863	7.9% ±0.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	68,827 ±1,216	25.8% ±0.5	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	74,570 ±1,129	27.9% ±0.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	33,956 ±1,201	12.7% ±0.4	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $143,784 ±$2,813, and income per person $58,249 ±$1,227, 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 Forsyth County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	4,946 ±559	5.6% ±0.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,290 ±700	8.2% ±0.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,502 ±705	8.4% ±0.8	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,143 ±746	10.3% ±0.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	17,708 ±1,073	19.9% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14,462 ±775	16.2% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	27,979 ±1,031	31.4% ±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 Forsyth County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	11,556 ±1,552	4.3% ±0.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,309 ±626	4.8% ±0.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,403 ±803	3.6% ±0.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,844 ±455	6.0% ±1.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Forsyth County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Forsyth County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	92,575 ±71	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±0.6	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.8% ±0.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.4% ±1.0	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.6% ±1.1	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$550,400 ±$8,707	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,090 ±$70	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2004 ±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 Forsyth County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27,069 ±0	10.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	165,153 ±819	61.8% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,179 ±558	4.2% ±0.2	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	52,363 ±668	19.6% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	70 to 208	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,596 ±557	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,764 ±1,087	3.7% ±0.4	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 Forsyth County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	100,285 ±2,327	37.5% ±0.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	102,158 ±2,323	38.2% ±0.9	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,687 ±573	1.4% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	61,157 ±1,797	22.9% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	29,269 ±1,689	11.0% ±0.6	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	31,888 ±1,819	11.9% ±0.7	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Forsyth County among the counties of Georgia

8th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Forsyth County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Richmond County	206,559	> −0.1%
Muscogee County	202,171	−2.3%
Paulding County	190,996	+12.7%

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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