Demographics of Whitfield County, Georgia

Whitfield County, Georgia had 106,212 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,422 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.

Whitfield County, in four figures

106,212
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,422 people.; 36.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,070 ±$2,731
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.

Whitfield County, Georgia's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Whitfield 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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Whitfield County, Georgia's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Whitfield 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	102,790	100.0	100.0
2021	102,742	100.0	100.2
2022	103,279	100.5	100.7
2023	104,303	101.5	101.6
2024	105,558	102.7	102.5
2025	106,212	103.3	103.1

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Population of Whitfield 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	102,790	−80	+57	+2	−145
2021	102,742	−48	+106	+37	−268
2022	103,279	+537	+91	+308	+206
2023	104,303	+1,024	+285	+572	+184
2024	105,558	+1,255	+282	+918	+60
2025	106,212	+654	+287	+280	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±0.3: for men 35.5 ±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 Whitfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	6,370 ±197	6.1% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	19,377 ±804	18.7% ±0.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,958 ±698	9.6% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	27,166 ±866	26.2% ±0.8	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	25,244 ±735	24.4% ±0.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,483 ±798	14.9% ±0.8	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,070 ±$2,731, and income per person $31,618 ±$1,249, 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 Whitfield County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	5,956 ±685	16.2% ±1.8	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,204 ±800	22.3% ±2.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,341 ±695	17.2% ±1.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,580 ±540	15.1% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,139 ±622	16.7% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,194 ±320	6.0% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,420 ±389	6.6% ±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 Whitfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	15,209 ±1,826	14.8% ±1.8	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,079 ±919	23.8% ±3.4	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,906 ±1,001	12.3% ±1.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,224 ±419	10.7% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Whitfield County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Whitfield County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	39,806 ±42	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±1.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.0% ±1.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.0% ±1.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,000 ±$7,598	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$971 ±$30	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±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 Whitfield County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	38,573 ±0	37.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	57,517 ±392	55.5% ±0.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,473 ±302	3.4% ±0.3	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,492 ±226	1.4% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 219	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,417 ±606	2.3% ±0.6	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 Whitfield County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	58,517 ±1,411	56.5% ±1.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,470 ±1,247	23.6% ±1.2	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,480 ±457	1.4% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,131 ±1,001	18.5% ±1.0	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,250 ±828	7.0% ±0.8	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,881 ±1,187	11.5% ±1.1	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Whitfield County among the counties of Georgia

26th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Whitfield County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Glynn County	87,599	+3.7%

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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