Demographics of Paulding County, Georgia

Paulding County, Georgia had 190,996 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +21,480 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.

Paulding County, in four figures

190,996
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +12.7%
Change since July 2020: +21,480 people.; 36.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,031 ±$4,633
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.

Paulding County, Georgia's population grew 12.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Paulding 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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Paulding County, Georgia's population grew 12.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Paulding 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	169,516	100.0	100.0
2021	173,777	102.5	100.2
2022	178,436	105.3	100.7
2023	182,888	107.9	101.6
2024	187,933	110.9	102.5
2025	190,996	112.7	103.1

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Population of Paulding 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	169,516	+886	+109	+5	+762
2021	173,777	+4,261	+477	+60	+3,794
2022	178,436	+4,659	+489	+418	+3,682
2023	182,888	+4,452	+638	+549	+3,236
2024	187,933	+5,045	+626	+751	+3,643
2025	190,996	+3,063	+644	+441	+1,969

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±0.3: for men 35.9 ±0.3 and for women 37.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Paulding County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	10,808 ±83	6.0% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	34,769 ±1,356	19.4% ±0.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,043 ±825	8.4% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	50,074 ±1,348	28.0% ±0.8	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	47,218 ±1,189	26.4% ±0.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,997 ±1,102	11.7% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,031 ±$4,633, and income per person $38,871 ±$973, 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 Paulding County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	4,426 ±638	7.4% ±1.1	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,025 ±801	11.7% ±1.3	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,223 ±906	15.4% ±1.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,771 ±1,002	16.3% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,704 ±1,156	24.5% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,273 ±864	13.8% ±1.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,586 ±912	11.0% ±1.5	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 Paulding County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	11,822 ±1,716	6.6% ±1.0	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,585 ±710	7.9% ±1.5	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,672 ±855	5.6% ±0.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,565 ±529	8.3% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Paulding County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Paulding County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	63,118 ±58	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.9	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.8% ±1.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.2% ±1.5	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$326,300 ±$6,754	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,772 ±$71	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±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 Paulding County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,643 ±0	8.7% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	109,161 ±1,000	61.0% ±0.6	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41,273 ±970	23.1% ±0.5	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,627 ±363	1.5% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	51 to 257	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 464	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	621 ±231	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,234 ±1,433	5.2% ±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 Paulding County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	90,375 ±2,532	50.5% ±1.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	71,098 ±2,625	39.7% ±1.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,382 ±630	1.9% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,054 ±1,473	7.9% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,696 ±1,303	4.3% ±0.7	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,358 ±948	3.6% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Paulding County among the counties of Georgia

13th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Paulding County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Houston County	178,214	+8.5%
Columbia County	169,189	+7.9%
Coweta County	160,240	+9.2%
Bibb County	157,556	+0.3%
Douglas County	154,293	+6.6%

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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