Demographics of Gilmer County, Georgia

Gilmer County, Georgia had 33,894 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,474 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.

Gilmer County, in four figures

33,894
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.9%
Change since July 2020: +2,474 people.; 50.0 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,499 ±$5,480
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.

Gilmer County, Georgia's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gilmer 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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Gilmer County, Georgia's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gilmer 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	31,420	100.0	100.0
2021	32,086	102.1	100.2
2022	32,382	103.1	100.7
2023	32,849	104.5	101.6
2024	33,491	106.6	102.5
2025	33,894	107.9	103.1

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Population of Gilmer 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	31,420	+77	−13	0	+104
2021	32,086	+666	−181	+18	+882
2022	32,382	+296	−199	+40	+430
2023	32,849	+467	−132	+24	+562
2024	33,491	+642	−67	+154	+549
2025	33,894	+403	−72	+41	+436

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.0 ±0.3: for men 49.6 ±0.6 and for women 50.6 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gilmer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,561 ±179	4.8% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,375 ±314	13.5% ±1.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,106 ±294	6.5% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,379 ±361	19.7% ±1.1	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,239 ±520	28.5% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,766 ±603	27.0% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,499 ±$5,480, and income per person $35,067 ±$2,507, 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 Gilmer County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,000 ±407	15.4% ±3.1	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,697 ±373	20.7% ±2.7	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,850 ±309	14.2% ±2.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,132 ±397	16.4% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,589 ±470	19.9% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	999 ±231	7.7% ±1.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	748 ±177	5.7% ±1.3	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 Gilmer County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	5,141 ±1,017	16.0% ±3.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,284 ±340	21.9% ±5.5	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,558 ±614	16.6% ±3.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,299 ±315	11.9% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gilmer County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gilmer County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	18,507 ±36	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	70.3% ±2.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	29.7% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±1.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±2.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$314,000 ±$23,715	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$998 ±$83	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±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 Gilmer County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,989 ±0	12.3% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,113 ±193	83.6% ±0.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	39 to 141	0.1% to 0.4%	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	173 ±66	0.5% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 95	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	984 ±218	3.0% ±0.7	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 Gilmer County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	17,761 ±792	54.8% ±2.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,715 ±884	39.2% ±2.7	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	271 ±123	0.8% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,679 ±295	5.2% ±0.9	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	876 ±218	2.7% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	803 ±227	2.5% ±0.7	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Gilmer County among the counties of Georgia

59th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Gilmer County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pickens County	37,167	+11.4%
Ware County	36,906	+1.8%
Lumpkin County	36,178	+7.5%
Dawson County	35,365	+30.7%
Lee County	34,179	+2.9%
Gilmer County	33,894	+7.9%
Haralson County	33,066	+10.0%
Madison County	32,919	+8.8%
Wayne County	32,481	+7.7%
Monroe County	32,023	+14.1%
Peach County	29,877	+6.5%

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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