2024 population: 280,096 ( 28,811 from 2020)
Land area: 224.6 square miles
Population density: 1247.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	166,283	59.37%	1.6%
Black:	12,874	4.60%	21.6%
Indian:	613	0.22%	6.6%
Asian:	66,480	23.73%	58.9%
2+ races:	5,311	1.90%	26.5%
Hispanic:	28,535	10.19%	13.4%

Total non-White:	113,813	40.63%	38.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,299	10.2
Deaths:	6,888	6.9
Net Migration:	19,268	19.2
Net Immigration:	6,412	6.4

Change in White population:	-2,636	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	31,447	12.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
251,285
168,919	67.22%
10,589	4.21%
575	0.23%
41,837	16.65%
4,198	1.67%
25,167	10.02%
82,366	32.78%

2010
175,511
140,943	80.30%
4,287	2.44%
362	0.21%
10,929	6.23%
2,124	1.21%
16,550	9.43%
34,568	19.70%

2000
98,407
90,820	92.29%
426	0.43%
200	0.20%
781	0.79%
653	0.66%
5,477	5.57%
7,587	7.71%

1990
44,083
43,481	98.63%
0	0.00%
190	0.43%
40	0.09%
n/a
372	0.84%
602	1.37%

1980
27,958
27,538	98.50%
5	0.02%
288	1.03%
31	0.11%
n/a
90	0.32%
420	1.50%

1970
16,928
16,748	98.94%
159	0.94%
4	0.02%
7	0.04%
n/a
7	0.04%
180	1.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
21,538	12.3
9,863	5.6
52,452	29.9
4,039	2.3

27,976	15.9
47,798	27.2

Number	Rate
2000's
21,769	22.1
6,179	6.3
57,438	58.4
3,034	3.1

50,123	50.9
26,981	27.4

Number	Rate
1990's
10,974	24.9
3,682	8.4
49,076	111.3
563	1.3

47,339	107.4
6,985	15.8

Number	Rate
1980's
5,316	19.0
2,368	8.5
13,382	47.9
n/a

15,943	57.0
182	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,680	51.3
n/a

10,790	63.7
240	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Forsyth County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
66,879	12.6%
464,502	87.4%
31,090	5.9%

84,662
2.98

68,948	81.4%
59,764	86.7%
3,165	4.6%
15,714	18.6%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
53,405	30.4%
122,106	69.6%
15,638	8.9%

59,433
2.94

47,623	80.1%
40,711	85.5%
2,865	6.0%
11,810	19.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
27,482	27.9%
70,925	72.1%
6,974	7.1%

34,603
2.82

28,388	82.0%
25,132	88.5%
1,167	4.1%
6,215	18.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
11,401	25.9%
32,682	74.1%
3,919	8.9%

15,947
2.75

12,871	80.7%
11,513	89.4%
433	3.4%
3,076	19.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
8,875	31.7%
19,083	68.3%
2,353	8.4%

9,380
2.97

7,994	85.2%
7,260	90.8%
338	4.2%
1,386	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Forsyth County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,537	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	845	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,016	1.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,546	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,403	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,142	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,587	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,737	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,956	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,368	4.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,910	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,955	10.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,419	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,936	10.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,700	16.2%
$200,000 or more	22,605	26.7%

Median Household Income	131,660
Per Capita Income	54,002

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	126
Compared to U.S.	120

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,021	2.4%
Public Assistance	689	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,633	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	112,207	76.1%
Unemployed	4,441	3.0%
In Armed Forces	156	0.1%

Total Labor Force	116,804	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	30,635	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	56,997	39,088	59.3%
Non-Profit	2,279	4,640	32.9%
Self-Employed	10,002	5,822	63.2%

Local Government	2,929	5,210	36.0%
State Government	818	1,325	38.2%
Federal Government	475	344	58.0%

Total Private + Self	66,999	44,910	59.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,501	11,519	36.1%
Total	73,500	56,429	56.6%

Pct. Govt.	8.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32,433	24.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,000	21.5%
Professional, Technical	39,930	30.7%
Service Occupations	14,111	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	92	0.1%
All others	15,743	12.1%

White Collar		77.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	21,174	16.3%
Retail trade	14,060	10.8%
Manufacturing	11,845	9.1%
Educational services	11,281	8.7%
Health care and social assistance	11,266	8.7%
Finance and insurance	10,035	7.7%
Construction	7,833	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	7,522	5.8%
Other services	6,004	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,835	4.5%
Information	5,685	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	4,677	3.6%
Wholesale trade	3,254	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,153	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,271	1.7%
Public administration	2,199	1.7%
Utilities	1,283	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	409	0.3%
Management	358	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	73	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,723	4.63%
Puerto Rican	2,741	1.08%
Cuban	668	0.26%
Dominican	330	0.13%

Total Central American	2,972	1.17%
Costa Rican	71	0.03%
Guatemalan	966	0.38%
Honduran	1,070	0.42%
Nicaraguan	258	0.10%
Panamanian	161	0.06%
Salvadoran	446	0.18%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4,494	1.77%
Argentinean	186	0.07%
Bolivian	55	0.02%
Chilean	95	0.04%
Colombian	2,225	0.88%
Ecuadorian	552	0.22%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	692	0.27%
Uruguayan	120	0.05%
Venezuelan	569	0.22%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,419	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	29,338	11.59%
Chinese	4,413	1.74%
Korean	3,381	1.34%
Filipino	977	0.39%
Vietnamese	850	0.34%
Japanese	306	0.12%
Laotian	256	0.10%
Taiwanese	219	0.09%
Cambodian	117	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	179,816	75.2%
Spanish	18,059	7.6%
Other Indo-European	13,366	5.6%
Other Asian	12,997	5.4%
Chinese	3,639	1.5%
Korean	2,546	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,435	1.0%
Other	1,870	0.8%
German, other Germanic	1,260	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	35,579	14.1%
German	27,730	11.0%
Irish	24,489	9.7%
American	17,775	7.0%
Italian	13,291	5.2%
Scottish	6,212	2.5%
Polish	5,999	2.4%
European	5,719	2.3%
French	5,338	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	3,190	1.3%
British	2,143	0.8%
Dutch	2,011	0.8%
Swedish	1,888	0.7%
Welsh	1,879	0.7%
Norwegian	1,661	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	226,392	89.4%
Not a citizen	26,833	10.6%

Native	202,834	80.1%
Foreign-born	50,391	19.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,616	2.8%	5,489	3.3%	24,286	14.6%	38,295	23.1%	58,027	35.0%	35,218	21.2%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,616	2.8%
9-12 Years	5,489	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,286	14.6%
Some College	38,295	23.1%
Bach. Degree	58,027	35.0%
Grad Degree	35,218	21.2%
Average years of education: 14.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	24,803	23,697	1,106	4.5%	5.4%
1991	25,643	24,462	1,181	4.6%	5.3%
1992	27,198	25,774	1,424	5.2%	6.6%
1993	28,669	27,597	1,072	3.7%	5.7%
1994	31,362	30,407	955	3.0%	5.1%
1995	34,281	33,262	1,019	3.0%	4.8%
1996	38,402	37,602	800	2.1%	4.6%
1997	42,694	41,817	877	2.1%	4.5%
1998	49,153	48,279	874	1.8%	4.2%
1999	55,080	54,237	843	1.5%	3.8%

2000	56,976	55,615	1,361	2.4%	3.5%
2001	61,040	59,271	1,769	2.9%	4.1%
2002	64,513	61,724	2,789	4.3%	5.3%
2003	67,299	64,594	2,705	4.0%	5.1%
2004	70,365	67,744	2,621	3.7%	5.1%
2005	75,197	72,124	3,073	4.1%	5.7%
2006	79,741	76,861	2,880	3.6%	5.1%
2007	84,108	81,089	3,019	3.6%	4.9%
2008	88,105	83,529	4,576	5.2%	6.8%
2009	87,994	80,459	7,535	8.6%	10.4%

2010	88,550	81,352	7,198	8.1%	10.7%
2011	90,893	84,225	6,668	7.3%	10.1%
2012	93,459	87,366	6,093	6.5%	9.0%
2013	96,381	90,753	5,628	5.8%	8.1%
2014	100,209	94,927	5,282	5.3%	7.1%
2015	103,197	98,435	4,762	4.6%	6.1%
2016	110,988	106,296	4,692	4.2%	5.4%
2017	117,538	113,083	4,455	3.8%	4.8%
2018	121,485	117,584	3,901	3.2%	4.0%
2019	125,115	121,572	3,543	2.8%	3.5%

2020	120,904	115,371	5,533	4.6%	6.5%
2021	127,280	124,100	3,180	2.5%	3.9%
2022	130,295	127,263	3,032	2.3%	3.0%
2023	132,233	128,872	3,361	2.5%	3.2%
2024	146,507	142,476	4,031	2.8%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	88,181
Median Value	$451,100

Occupied	84,662	96.0%
Vacant	3,519	4.0%

Owned	71,824	84.8%
Rented	12,838	15.2%
Median Rent	$1,779

Single-Family Units	80,435	91.2%
Detached	74,917	85.0%
Attached	5,518	6.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,502	5.1%
Mobile Homes	2,511	2.8%

Forsyth County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Forsyth County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Forsyth County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Forsyth County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Forsyth County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Forsyth County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Forsyth County, GA