Demographics of Dalton city, Georgia

Dalton city, Georgia had 35,322 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +880 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dalton city, in four figures

35,322
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 34,538 ±34.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +880 people.; 33.7 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,577 ±$5,546
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dalton city, Georgia's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dalton city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dalton city, Georgia's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dalton city, 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	34,442	100.0	100.0
2021	34,251	99.4	100.2
2022	34,448	100.0	100.7
2023	34,739	100.9	101.6
2024	35,167	102.1	102.5
2025	35,322	102.6	103.1

Population of Dalton city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	34,442	—
2021	34,251	−191
2022	34,448	+197
2023	34,739	+291
2024	35,167	+428
2025	35,322	+155

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.7 ±2.1: for men 31.4 ±1.7 and for women 36.6 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dalton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	2,231 ±375	6.5% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,508 ±624	18.8% ±1.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,848 ±555	11.1% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,421 ±772	27.3% ±2.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,051 ±748	23.3% ±2.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,479 ±520	13.0% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,577 ±$5,546, and income per person $33,115 ±$2,787, 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 Dalton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	2,289 ±488	18.5% ±3.9	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,755 ±496	22.2% ±3.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,099 ±429	16.9% ±3.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,699 ±376	13.7% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,068 ±417	16.7% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	455 ±140	3.7% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,034 ±280	8.3% ±2.2	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 Dalton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	6,237 ±1,150	18.6% ±3.4	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,970 ±652	34.3% ±6.4	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,609 ±583	13.6% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	658 ±228	11.4% ±3.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dalton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dalton city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	13,440 ±461	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.3% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.7% ±1.7	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.4% ±3.7	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.6% ±3.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$222,400 ±$14,440	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$996 ±$55	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±3	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 Dalton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18,884 ±1,078	54.7% ±3.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,840 ±1,025	34.3% ±3.0	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,180 ±333	6.3% ±1.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	761 ±314	2.2% ±0.9	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	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 201	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	390 to 1,200	1.1% to 3.5%	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 Dalton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	16,303 ±990	47.2% ±2.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,255 ±854	21.0% ±2.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,007 ±435	2.9% ±1.3	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,973 ±946	28.9% ±2.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,537 ±677	10.2% ±2.0	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,436 ±884	18.6% ±2.6	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dalton city among the places of Georgia

35th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Dalton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Evans CDP	36,998 ±1,983
Canton city	35,741 ±42
Stockbridge city	35,737 ±41
Hinesville city	35,679 ±49
Kennesaw city	34,605 ±46
Dalton city	34,538 ±34
Statesboro city	34,149 ±25
Martinez CDP	33,750 ±2,036
Duluth city	32,426 ±70
LaGrange city	32,078 ±49
Redan CDP	31,017 ±2,838

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Dalton city, Georgia

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 22 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 43 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 47 Places in Georgia by per capita income
No. 57 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026