Demographics of Walton County, Georgia

Walton County, Georgia had 112,696 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15,581 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.

Walton County, in four figures

112,696
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +16.0%
Change since July 2020: +15,581 people.; 40.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,945 ±$4,071
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.

Walton County, Georgia's population grew 16.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Walton 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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Walton County, Georgia's population grew 16.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Walton 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	97,115	100.0	100.0
2021	99,890	102.9	100.2
2022	103,235	106.3	100.7
2023	107,080	110.3	101.6
2024	110,278	113.6	102.5
2025	112,696	116.0	103.1

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Population of Walton 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	97,115	+517	+3	+1	+538
2021	99,890	+2,775	−48	+25	+2,917
2022	103,235	+3,345	−26	+122	+3,099
2023	107,080	+3,845	+241	+177	+3,369
2024	110,278	+3,198	+262	+346	+2,568
2025	112,696	+2,418	+273	+148	+2,013

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±0.5: for men 38.3 ±0.7 and for women 41.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Walton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	5,873 ±204	5.7% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,812 ±695	18.2% ±0.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,897 ±647	8.6% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	25,631 ±703	24.8% ±0.7	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	27,251 ±766	26.4% ±0.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,849 ±869	16.3% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,945 ±$4,071, and income per person $37,047 ±$1,869, 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 Walton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	4,345 ±597	12.2% ±1.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,715 ±739	18.8% ±2.1	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,771 ±580	13.3% ±1.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,041 ±611	14.1% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,592 ±683	21.2% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,016 ±522	11.2% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,275 ±439	9.2% ±1.2	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 Walton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	12,167 ±1,568	11.9% ±1.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,317 ±724	17.8% ±2.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,679 ±768	10.4% ±1.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,171 ±458	9.4% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Walton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Walton County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	37,468 ±67	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±1.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.3% ±1.9	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.7% ±2.0	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$339,500 ±$7,631	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,175 ±$62	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±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 Walton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,859 ±0	6.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	70,150 ±481	67.9% ±0.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	19,354 ±788	18.7% ±0.8	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,389 ±334	1.3% ±0.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 330	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2 to 136	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	344 to 1,234	0.3% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,535 ±812	4.4% ±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 Walton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	63,934 ±1,596	61.9% ±1.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	31,630 ±1,576	30.6% ±1.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,448 ±536	1.4% ±0.5	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,301 ±787	6.1% ±0.8	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,070 ±567	3.9% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,231 ±502	2.2% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Walton County among the counties of Georgia

25th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Walton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clarke County	129,921	+1.0%
Newton County	125,583	+11.2%
Fayette County	125,156	+4.7%
Lowndes County	122,867	+3.7%
Bartow County	120,800	+10.5%
Walton County	112,696	+16.0%
Whitfield County	106,212	+3.3%
Floyd County	101,378	+2.8%
Barrow County	99,773	+18.7%
Jackson County	99,265	+29.3%
Rockdale County	98,416	+5.2%

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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