Demographics of White County, Georgia

White County, Georgia had 29,802 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,694 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.

White County, in four figures

29,802
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,694 people.; 45.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,666 ±$5,613
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.

White County, Georgia's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of White 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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White County, Georgia's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of White 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	28,108	100.0	100.0
2021	28,386	101.0	100.2
2022	28,778	102.4	100.7
2023	28,982	103.1	101.6
2024	29,610	105.3	102.5
2025	29,802	106.0	103.1

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Population of White 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	28,108	+111	−32	0	+153
2021	28,386	+278	−168	+2	+452
2022	28,778	+392	−195	+16	+544
2023	28,982	+204	−82	+23	+263
2024	29,610	+628	−107	+56	+672
2025	29,802	+192	−108	+36	+260

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±0.4: for men 44.3 ±0.8 and for women 47.5 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in White County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,358 ±124	4.7% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,215 ±310	14.6% ±1.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,695 ±334	9.4% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,865 ±392	20.4% ±1.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,982 ±427	27.7% ±1.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,695 ±457	23.2% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,666 ±$5,613, and income per person $35,713 ±$2,714, 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 White County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,406 ±321	13.1% ±3.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,395 ±390	22.3% ±3.5	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,851 ±351	17.3% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,489 ±251	13.9% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,060 ±357	19.2% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	980 ±239	9.1% ±2.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	548 ±146	5.1% ±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 White County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,470 ±740	12.4% ±2.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,180 ±323	22.2% ±5.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,457 ±400	10.4% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	833 ±243	9.6% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in White County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	White County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	13,952 ±31	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.9% ±2.8	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.1% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.8% ±3.0	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.2% ±3.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$278,900 ±$13,509	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,032 ±$88	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±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 White County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,091 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,611 ±423	88.9% ±1.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	538 ±102	1.9% ±0.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	165 ±29	0.6% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	55 to 487	0.2% to 1.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,100 ±343	3.8% ±1.2	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 White County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	17,902 ±745	62.1% ±2.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,071 ±757	35.0% ±2.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	49 to 199	0.2% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	713 ±197	2.5% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	381 ±142	1.3% ±0.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	141 to 523	0.5% to 1.8%	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%.

White County among the counties of Georgia

65th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near White County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
White County	29,802	+6.0%
Decatur County	29,432	> −0.1%
Jones County	29,171	+2.8%
Sumter County	28,801	−2.4%
Hart County	28,639	+10.7%
Upson County	28,500	+2.7%

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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