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Lumpkin County, GA


Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2024 population: 36,016   ( 2,529 from 2020)
Land area: 282.9 square miles
Population density: 127.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:31,908 88.59% 6.1%
Black:7001.94% 17.8%
Indian:2000.56% 2.0%
Asian:3661.02% 24.5%
2+ races:5991.66% 9.7%
Hispanic:2,2436.23% 26.3%
Total non-White:4,10811.41% 20.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,336 10.0
Deaths:1,63512.2
Net Migration: 2,46418.4
Net Immigration: 2611.9
Change in White population:1,835 5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:694 2.1




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

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

2020
33,487
30,07389.80%
5941.77%
2040.61%
2940.88%
5461.63%
1,7765.30%
3,41410.20%

2010
29,966
27,51991.83%
3101.03%
1670.56%
1570.52%
4591.53%
1,3444.49%
2,4478.17%

2000
21,016
19,38192.22%
3061.46%
1980.94%
890.42%
2981.42%
7283.46%
1,6357.78%

1990
14,573
13,90095.38%
2061.41%
3032.08%
750.51%
n/a
890.61%
6734.62%

1980
10,762
10,16494.44%
2222.06%
2852.65%
290.27%
n/a
620.58%
5985.56%

1970
8,728
8,48997.26%
1992.28%
10.01%
60.07%
n/a
310.36%
239 2.74%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
2,785 9.3
2,4358.1
3,25610.9
-8-0.0
2,554 8.5
967 3.2
2000's
NumberRate
2,950 14.0
1,7408.3
5,06124.1
3201.5
8,138 38.7
812 3.9
1990's
NumberRate
2,139 14.7
1,3849.5
4,54531.2
1070.7
5,481 37.6
962 6.6
1980's
NumberRate
1,625 15.1
930 8.6
3,131 29.1
n/a
3,736 34.7
75 0.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,281 14.7
n/a
1,675 19.2
359 4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Lumpkin 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
35.9
5,755 8.3%
63,748 91.7%
6,014 8.7%
11,450
2.74
7,696 67.2%
6,676 86.7%
183 2.4%
3,754 32.8%

2010
NumberPercent
36.1
6,241 20.8%
23,725 79.2%
3,794 12.7%
10,989
2.56
7,645 69.6%
6,082 79.6%
530 6.9%
3,344 30.4%

2000
NumberPercent
32.5
5,086 24.2%
15,930 75.8%
2,064 9.8%
7,532
2.61
5,363 71.2%
4,460 83.2%
368 6.9%
2,169 28.8%

1990
NumberPercent
30.4
3,544 24.3%
11,029 75.7%
1,465 10.1%
5,076
2.62
3,969 78.2%
3,388 85.4%
214 5.4%
1,107 21.8%

1980
NumberPercent
27.1
2,939 27.3%
7,823 72.7%
1,055 9.8%
3,400
2.85
2,773 81.6%
2,394 86.3%
174 6.3%
627 18.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lumpkin County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units13,183 
Median Value$249,400 
Occupied11,45086.9%
Vacant1,73313.1%
Owned8,79876.8%
Rented2,65223.2%
Median Rent$1,055 
Single-Family Units9,83474.6%
    Detached9,39271.2%
    Attached4423.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units4993.8%
Mobile Homes2,15716.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lumpkin County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005534.8%
$10,000 to $14,9996465.6%
$15,000 to $19,9994313.8%
$20,000 to $24,9997436.5%
$25,000 to $29,9996115.3%
$30,000 to $34,9995084.4%
$35,000 to $39,9994053.5%
$40,000 to $44,9993983.5%
$45,000 to $49,9994594.0%
$50,000 to $59,9995845.1%
$60,000 to $74,9999398.2%
$75,000 to $99,9991,70414.9%
$100,000 to $124,9991,17410.3%
$125,000 to $149,9995334.7%
$150,000 to $199,9991,0369.0%
$200,000 or more7266.3%
Median Household Income67,592 
Per Capita Income33,322 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state82 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3793.3%
Public Assistance1481.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,0138.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed13,90665.8%
Unemployed7713.6%
In Armed Forces1220.6%
Total Labor Force14,79970.0%
Not in Labor Force6,33830.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,1494,24854.8%
Non-Profit46490433.9%
Self-Employed1,12158465.7%
Local Government80678050.8%
State Government48364242.9%
Federal Government626847.7%
Total Private + Self6,2704,83256.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,8152,39443.1%
Total8,0857,22652.8%
Pct. Govt.18.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,76311.5%
Sales and Office Occupations3,72824.3%
Professional, Technical3,11720.3%
Service Occupations2,86718.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing350.2%
All others3,85225.1%
White Collar 56.2%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade2,40415.7%
Educational services2,16114.1%
Health care and social assistance1,67110.9%
Manufacturing1,66910.9%
Accommodation and food services1,4159.2%
Construction1,3398.7%
Other services7504.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6364.1%
Public administration6274.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4392.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4222.8%
Finance and insurance3942.6%
Transportation and warehousing2901.9%
Wholesale trade2741.8%
Utilities2611.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing2201.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1911.2%
Information1410.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction230.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8342.50%
Puerto Rican1670.50%
Cuban410.12%
Dominican30.01%
Total Central American1900.57%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan260.08%
Honduran40.01%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian1600.48%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2360.71%
Argentinean2250.67%
Bolivian10.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian80.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American20.01%
Other Hispanic2650.79%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1530.46%
Japanese1340.40%
Vietnamese120.04%
Filipino50.01%
Korean40.01%
Thai20.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English29,82993.1%
Spanish1,4824.6%
Other Asian1600.5%
Arabic1580.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1460.5%
Chinese1150.4%
Other Indo-European760.2%
Other390.1%
German, other Germanic290.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English5,48716.4%
American3,41210.2%
Irish3,3119.9%
German2,6457.9%
Scottish1,2873.9%
Italian1,2203.7%
French7142.1%
European6952.1%
Scotch-Irish5371.6%
Polish4751.4%
Swedish2410.7%
British2240.7%
Welsh2170.6%
Egyptian2030.6%
Scandinavian1930.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen32,66997.8%
Not a citizen7362.2%
Native32,11596.1%
Foreign-born1,2903.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lumpkin County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
483 2.3%2,098 10.1%6,087 29.3%5,435 26.2%3,938 19.0%2,707 13.0%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 483 2.3%
9-12 Years 2,098 10.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,087 29.3%
Some College 5,435 26.2%
Bach. Degree 3,938 19.0%
Grad Degree 2,707 13.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Lumpkin County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 7,205 6,845 360 5.0% 5.4%
1991 7,494 7,106 388 5.2% 5.3%
1992 7,746 7,353 393 5.1% 6.6%
1993 7,757 7,410 347 4.5% 5.7%
1994 8,091 7,867 224 2.8% 5.1%
1995 8,548 8,232 316 3.7% 4.8%
1996 8,563 8,288 275 3.2% 4.6%
1997 9,644 9,351 293 3.0% 4.5%
1998 10,200 9,877 323 3.2% 4.2%
1999 10,878 10,650 228 2.1% 3.8%
2000 10,854 10,535 319 2.9% 3.5%
2001 10,927 10,559 368 3.4% 4.1%
2002 11,203 10,704 499 4.5% 5.3%
2003 11,710 11,196 514 4.4% 5.1%
2004 11,855 11,317 538 4.5% 5.1%
2005 12,195 11,573 622 5.1% 5.7%
2006 12,754 12,185 569 4.5% 5.1%
2007 13,134 12,545 589 4.5% 4.9%
2008 13,425 12,410 1,015 7.6% 6.8%
2009 13,331 11,691 1,640 12.3% 10.4%
2010 14,748 13,200 1,548 10.5% 10.7%
2011 14,850 13,415 1,435 9.7% 10.1%
2012 15,126 13,882 1,244 8.2% 9.0%
2013 15,122 14,015 1,107 7.3% 8.1%
2014 15,232 14,260 972 6.4% 7.1%
2015 15,145 14,312 833 5.5% 6.1%
2016 15,975 15,199 776 4.9% 5.4%
2017 16,891 16,183 708 4.2% 4.8%
2018 16,749 16,143 606 3.6% 4.0%
2019 16,946 16,394 552 3.3% 3.5%
2020 16,463 15,671 792 4.8% 6.5%
2021 17,595 17,112 483 2.7% 3.9%
2022 18,582 18,131 451 2.4% 3.0%
2023 18,091 17,610 481 2.7% 3.2%
2024 16,649 16,081 568 3.4% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com