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Gordon County, GA


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Calhoun, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 60,765   ( 3,217 from 2020)
Land area: 356.4 square miles
Population density: 170.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:45,475 74.84% 2.1%
Black:2,7504.53% 20.9%
Indian:1690.28% 11.9%
Asian:9591.58% 31.2%
2+ races:1,1131.83% 26.3%
Hispanic:10,29916.95% 14.6%
Total non-White:15,29025.16% 17.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,803 12.2
Deaths:3,06513.3
Net Migration: 3,10413.5
Net Immigration: 3491.5
Change in White population:953 1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:2,264 3.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
57,548
44,52277.36%
2,2743.95%
1510.26%
7311.27%
8811.53%
8,98915.62%
13,02622.64%

2010
55,186
44,10779.92%
1,9453.52%
1300.24%
5711.03%
6511.18%
7,73814.02%
11,07920.08%

2000
44,104
38,64287.62%
1,5113.43%
900.20%
2360.54%
3340.76%
3,2687.41%
5,46212.38%

1990
35,072
33,44395.36%
1,2993.70%
530.15%
1060.30%
n/a
1710.49%
1,6294.64%

1980
30,070
28,68795.40%
1,1733.90%
630.21%
110.04%
n/a
1360.45%
1,3834.60%

1970
23,570
22,10293.77%
1,3995.94%
60.03%
70.03%
n/a
550.23%
1,468 6.23%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
6,410 11.6
4,6988.5
7341.3
3270.6
415 0.8
1,947 3.5
2000's
NumberRate
7,817 17.7
3,8538.7
3,6668.3
1,8364.2
5,465 12.4
5,617 12.7
1990's
NumberRate
6,081 17.3
3,3749.6
4,80213.7
2210.6
5,199 14.8
3,833 10.9
1980's
NumberRate
4,999 16.6
2,745 9.1
2,945 9.8
n/a
4,756 15.8
246 0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,955 16.8
n/a
6,585 27.9
-85 -0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Gordon 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
NumberPercent
39.1
13,550 11.5%
104,763 88.5%
8,678 7.3%
20,555
2.79
15,085 73.4%
11,364 75.3%
1,191 7.9%
5,470 26.6%

2010
NumberPercent
36.0
14,875 27.0%
40,311 73.0%
6,423 11.6%
19,715
2.77
14,653 74.3%
11,005 75.1%
1,335 9.1%
5,062 25.7%

2000
NumberPercent
34.3
11,515 26.1%
32,589 73.9%
4,597 10.4%
16,151
2.70
12,361 76.5%
10,136 82.0%
930 7.5%
3,790 23.5%

1990
NumberPercent
32.4
9,457 27.0%
25,615 73.0%
3,742 10.7%
12,717
2.73
9,965 78.4%
8,335 83.6%
680 6.8%
2,752 21.6%

1980
NumberPercent
29.7
9,532 31.7%
20,538 68.3%
2,959 9.8%
10,296
2.91
8,426 81.8%
7,251 86.1%
488 5.8%
1,870 18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Gordon County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units22,876 
Median Value$179,100 
Occupied20,55589.9%
Vacant2,32110.1%
Owned14,70271.5%
Rented5,85328.5%
Median Rent$830 
Single-Family Units17,38276.0%
    Detached17,04074.5%
    Attached3421.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,9448.5%
Mobile Homes2,61911.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gordon County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009514.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,0875.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0715.2%
$20,000 to $24,9998934.3%
$25,000 to $29,9999484.6%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0605.2%
$35,000 to $39,9991,0134.9%
$40,000 to $44,9998184.0%
$45,000 to $49,9999444.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991,9149.3%
$60,000 to $74,9991,7778.6%
$75,000 to $99,9992,63912.8%
$100,000 to $124,9991,7708.6%
$125,000 to $149,9991,1425.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991,2976.3%
$200,000 or more1,2316.0%
Median Household Income57,555 
Per Capita Income29,787 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state77 
Compared to U.S.73 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,3286.5%
Public Assistance3551.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,16610.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed20,35067.4%
Unemployed7712.6%
In Armed Forces100.0%
Total Labor Force21,13169.9%
Not in Labor Force9,08030.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,8838,03157.5%
Non-Profit65373747.0%
Self-Employed1,98161676.3%
Local Government1,2081,07652.9%
State Government14362218.7%
Federal Government9928925.5%
Total Private + Self12,8648,64759.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,1032,72443.6%
Total14,96711,37156.8%
Pct. Govt.13.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,31012.5%
Sales and Office Occupations5,69621.6%
Professional, Technical4,25316.1%
Service Occupations4,07415.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2170.8%
All others9,07834.4%
White Collar 50.2%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing7,41228.1%
Retail trade2,5869.8%
Health care and social assistance2,1428.1%
Construction1,9447.4%
Educational services1,8016.8%
Accommodation and food services1,3925.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,3855.2%
Public administration1,3775.2%
Transportation and warehousing1,2794.8%
Other services1,2234.6%
Finance and insurance8873.4%
Wholesale trade7472.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5182.0%
Information5121.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4621.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing3421.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1650.6%
Utilities1550.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction820.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,80410.04%
Puerto Rican1,1011.91%
Cuban2830.49%
Dominican320.06%
Total Central American2,0603.56%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1,8663.23%
Honduran550.10%
Nicaraguan30.01%
Panamanian110.02%
Salvadoran1250.22%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2310.40%
Argentinean2100.36%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean120.02%
Colombian20.00%
Ecuadorian70.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1940.34%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese2850.49%
Indian2240.39%
Chinese480.08%
Korean390.07%
Filipino180.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English45,54883.7%
Spanish8,13314.9%
Other Indo-European3010.6%
Vietnamese2730.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic560.1%
Other Asian390.1%
Chinese350.1%
German, other Germanic170.0%
Korean140.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American9,78416.9%
English5,98210.4%
Irish3,7736.5%
German3,5676.2%
Scottish9241.6%
Scotch-Irish7421.3%
French7311.3%
European6691.2%
Polish5100.9%
Italian4210.7%
Dutch3360.6%
Armenian2820.5%
British2640.5%
Nigerian2140.4%
Jamaican1720.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen54,47194.3%
Not a citizen3,3145.7%
Native53,08791.9%
Foreign-born4,6988.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gordon County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,391 8.7%5,267 13.5%13,675 35.0%10,246 26.2%3,675 9.4%2,848 7.3%
  Average years of education: 12.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,391 8.7%
9-12 Years 5,267 13.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 13,675 35.0%
Some College 10,246 26.2%
Bach. Degree 3,675 9.4%
Grad Degree 2,848 7.3%
Average years of education: 12.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Gordon County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 18,971 17,529 1,442 7.6% 5.4%
1991 18,582 17,222 1,360 7.3% 5.3%
1992 19,482 17,958 1,524 7.8% 6.6%
1993 19,930 18,636 1,294 6.5% 5.7%
1994 20,570 19,427 1,143 5.6% 5.1%
1995 20,992 19,734 1,258 6.0% 4.8%
1996 20,972 19,852 1,120 5.3% 4.6%
1997 21,661 20,462 1,199 5.5% 4.5%
1998 21,372 20,407 965 4.5% 4.2%
1999 22,507 21,404 1,103 4.9% 3.8%
2000 24,190 23,380 810 3.3% 3.5%
2001 23,763 22,505 1,258 5.3% 4.1%
2002 24,337 23,030 1,307 5.4% 5.3%
2003 25,015 23,757 1,258 5.0% 5.1%
2004 25,585 24,355 1,230 4.8% 5.1%
2005 26,717 25,334 1,383 5.2% 5.7%
2006 27,084 25,809 1,275 4.7% 5.1%
2007 26,832 25,463 1,369 5.1% 4.9%
2008 26,582 24,452 2,130 8.0% 6.8%
2009 25,563 22,092 3,471 13.6% 10.4%
2010 26,145 22,777 3,368 12.9% 10.7%
2011 26,207 23,174 3,033 11.6% 10.1%
2012 26,748 24,167 2,581 9.6% 9.0%
2013 26,160 23,859 2,301 8.8% 8.1%
2014 26,035 24,131 1,904 7.3% 7.1%
2015 25,856 24,302 1,554 6.0% 6.1%
2016 25,300 23,865 1,435 5.7% 5.4%
2017 26,919 25,663 1,256 4.7% 4.8%
2018 27,566 26,485 1,081 3.9% 4.0%
2019 28,488 27,498 990 3.5% 3.5%
2020 28,062 26,531 1,531 5.5% 6.5%
2021 28,742 27,815 927 3.2% 3.9%
2022 28,907 28,088 819 2.8% 3.0%
2023 29,080 28,219 861 3.0% 3.2%
2024 29,386 28,382 1,004 3.4% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com