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Jackson County, GA


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Jefferson, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 93,825   ( 17,907 from 2020)
Land area: 339.7 square miles
Population density: 276.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:68,297 72.79% 12.4%
Black:8,4779.03% 56.6%
Indian:1810.19% 31.2%
Asian:3,0073.20% 83.5%
2+ races:1,7591.87% 39.6%
Hispanic:12,10412.90% 79.9%
Total non-White:25,52827.21% 68.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,227 13.9
Deaths:3,44911.4
Net Migration: 16,49454.3
Net Immigration: 6432.1
Change in White population:7,559 10.0
Change in Non-White pop.:10,348 13.6




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
75,918
60,73880.00%
5,4137.13%
1380.18%
1,6392.16%
1,2601.66%
6,7308.86%
15,18020.00%

2010
60,485
50,69583.81%
4,0506.70%
910.15%
1,0381.72%
8161.35%
3,7366.18%
9,79016.19%

2000
41,589
36,31487.32%
3,1977.69%
720.17%
3980.96%
3450.83%
1,2493.00%
5,27512.68%

1990
30,005
26,86889.55%
2,8719.57%
840.28%
790.26%
n/a
1030.34%
3,13710.45%

1980
25,343
22,43488.52%
2,69310.63%
360.14%
60.02%
n/a
1600.63%
2,90911.48%

1970
21,093
18,32986.90%
2,70112.81%
120.06%
50.02%
n/a
470.22%
2,764 13.10%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
7,545 12.5
5,1928.6
9,90416.4
2130.4
10,043 16.6
5,390 8.9
2000's
NumberRate
7,723 18.6
4,0679.8
17,74042.7
5571.3
14,381 34.6
4,515 10.9
1990's
NumberRate
5,515 18.4
3,12110.4
7,70225.7
1940.6
9,446 31.5
2,138 7.1
1980's
NumberRate
4,119 16.3
2,547 10.1
3,317 13.1
n/a
4,434 17.5
228 0.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,160 10.2
n/a
4,105 19.5
145 0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Jackson 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
37.9
19,388 11.4%
150,355 88.6%
11,126 6.6%
25,740
2.96
20,550 79.8%
16,605 80.8%
1,278 6.2%
5,190 20.2%

2010
NumberPercent
37.1
16,045 26.5%
44,440 73.5%
7,197 11.9%
21,343
2.80
16,479 77.2%
12,988 78.8%
1,242 7.5%
4,864 22.8%

2000
NumberPercent
34.5
11,142 26.8%
30,447 73.2%
4,343 10.4%
15,029
2.71
11,541 76.8%
9,273 80.3%
814 7.1%
3,488 23.2%

1990
NumberPercent
33.0
8,018 26.7%
21,987 73.3%
3,553 11.8%
10,669
2.75
8,370 78.5%
7,021 83.9%
540 6.5%
2,299 21.5%

1980
NumberPercent
30.2
7,745 30.6%
17,598 69.4%
2,839 11.2%
8,661
2.89
7,038 81.3%
5,771 82.0%
414 5.9%
1,623 18.7%

2022 Housing Data for Jackson County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units28,209 
Median Value$280,600 
Occupied25,74091.2%
Vacant2,4698.8%
Owned20,56279.9%
Rented5,17820.1%
Median Rent$1,007 
Single-Family Units23,10281.9%
    Detached22,92681.3%
    Attached1760.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,0643.8%
Mobile Homes3,66113.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jackson County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008343.2%
$10,000 to $14,9996212.4%
$15,000 to $19,9995492.1%
$20,000 to $24,9997042.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0103.9%
$30,000 to $34,9999263.6%
$35,000 to $39,9999813.8%
$40,000 to $44,9998563.3%
$45,000 to $49,9999123.5%
$50,000 to $59,9992,1178.2%
$60,000 to $74,9992,2188.6%
$75,000 to $99,9993,78114.7%
$100,000 to $124,9992,80310.9%
$125,000 to $149,9992,59010.1%
$150,000 to $199,9992,3018.9%
$200,000 or more2,5379.9%
Median Household Income82,056 
Per Capita Income34,703 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.83 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,2084.7%
Public Assistance5912.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,4829.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed31,63371.4%
Unemployed1,1282.5%
In Armed Forces500.1%
Total Labor Force32,81174.0%
Not in Labor Force11,50226.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector14,00011,51454.9%
Non-Profit9341,16444.5%
Self-Employed2,1411,53658.2%
Local Government1,4612,12340.8%
State Government51076640.0%
Federal Government34019263.9%
Total Private + Self16,14113,05055.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,2454,24543.3%
Total19,38617,29552.9%
Pct. Govt.14.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts6,51817.7%
Sales and Office Occupations8,16922.1%
Professional, Technical7,93621.5%
Service Occupations5,50614.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1810.5%
All others8,77823.8%
White Collar 61.3%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade5,16814.0%
Manufacturing4,79513.0%
Health care and social assistance3,79910.3%
Educational services3,3239.0%
Construction2,9498.0%
Professional, scientific, technical2,4576.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,1635.9%
Other services1,8285.0%
Transportation and warehousing1,7764.8%
Accommodation and food services1,6834.6%
Public administration1,6374.4%
Finance and insurance1,5184.1%
Wholesale trade1,4754.0%
Information7232.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5271.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing4691.3%
Utilities3320.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2790.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction60.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,5914.66%
Puerto Rican1,0721.39%
Cuban980.13%
Dominican3410.44%
Total Central American9261.20%
Costa Rican750.10%
Guatemalan310.04%
Honduran1210.16%
Nicaraguan740.10%
Panamanian1660.22%
Salvadoran4590.60%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5250.68%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian3550.46%
Ecuadorian1110.14%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian460.06%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan130.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5510.72%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong5430.70%
Filipino2570.33%
Vietnamese1570.20%
Chinese1000.13%
Korean910.12%
Laotian460.06%
Indian340.04%
Cambodian80.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English65,84491.1%
Spanish4,7386.6%
Other Asian3320.5%
Other Indo-European3240.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2070.3%
Tagalog1880.3%
Vietnamese1530.2%
German, other Germanic1110.2%
Other1060.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English9,95312.9%
American7,79710.1%
Irish7,76210.1%
German7,0289.1%
Italian2,3963.1%
Scottish2,0772.7%
European1,7472.3%
French1,3731.8%
Scotch-Irish9511.2%
Polish5350.7%
Swedish5180.7%
Dutch5110.7%
British3660.5%
Norwegian3220.4%
Welsh3130.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen75,09997.5%
Not a citizen1,9342.5%
Native72,98094.7%
Foreign-born4,0535.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jackson County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,327 4.5%4,019 7.7%16,821 32.3%15,056 28.9%9,536 18.3%4,262 8.2%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,327 4.5%
9-12 Years 4,019 7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 16,821 32.3%
Some College 15,056 28.9%
Bach. Degree 9,536 18.3%
Grad Degree 4,262 8.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Jackson County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 15,069 14,133 936 6.2% 5.4%
1991 15,403 14,435 968 6.3% 5.3%
1992 15,755 14,632 1,123 7.1% 6.6%
1993 16,703 15,860 843 5.0% 5.7%
1994 18,204 17,435 769 4.2% 5.1%
1995 19,843 18,914 929 4.7% 4.8%
1996 20,500 19,649 851 4.2% 4.6%
1997 21,855 21,042 813 3.7% 4.5%
1998 21,893 21,017 876 4.0% 4.2%
1999 22,548 21,765 783 3.5% 3.8%
2000 21,251 20,581 670 3.2% 3.5%
2001 21,356 20,430 926 4.3% 4.1%
2002 22,071 20,860 1,211 5.5% 5.3%
2003 22,942 21,828 1,114 4.9% 5.1%
2004 23,962 22,849 1,113 4.6% 5.1%
2005 25,450 24,168 1,282 5.0% 5.7%
2006 26,715 25,533 1,182 4.4% 5.1%
2007 26,924 25,713 1,211 4.5% 4.9%
2008 27,603 25,747 1,856 6.7% 6.8%
2009 27,098 23,947 3,151 11.6% 10.4%
2010 28,732 25,692 3,040 10.6% 10.7%
2011 28,848 26,108 2,740 9.5% 10.1%
2012 29,313 26,941 2,372 8.1% 9.0%
2013 29,565 27,538 2,027 6.9% 8.1%
2014 29,767 28,017 1,750 5.9% 7.1%
2015 30,386 28,890 1,496 4.9% 6.1%
2016 33,289 31,852 1,437 4.3% 5.4%
2017 35,622 34,299 1,323 3.7% 4.8%
2018 36,442 35,302 1,140 3.1% 4.0%
2019 37,771 36,734 1,037 2.7% 3.5%
2020 39,648 37,910 1,738 4.4% 6.5%
2021 42,144 41,118 1,026 2.4% 3.9%
2022 46,153 45,209 944 2.0% 3.0%
2023 49,206 48,186 1,020 2.1% 3.2%
2024 44,736 43,425 1,311 2.9% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com