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Pickens County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 36,580   ( 3,358 from 2020)
Land area: 232.1 square miles
Population density: 157.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:33,373 91.23% 8.2%
Black:5241.43% 37.5%
Indian:1540.42% 73.0%
Asian:2810.77% 8.1%
2+ races:5841.60% 24.3%
Hispanic:1,6644.55% 39.7%
Total non-White:3,2078.77% 34.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,358 10.2
Deaths:2,01815.2
Net Migration: 3,89629.3
Net Immigration: 730.5
Change in White population:2,542 7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:816 2.5




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

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

2020
33,222
30,83192.80%
3811.15%
890.27%
2600.78%
4701.41%
1,1913.58%
2,3917.20%

2010
29,431
27,80294.47%
2971.01%
690.23%
1230.42%
3081.05%
8192.78%
1,6295.53%

2000
22,983
21,89795.27%
2921.27%
840.37%
580.25%
1730.75%
4672.03%
1,0864.73%

1990
14,432
14,13097.91%
2091.45%
430.30%
100.07%
n/a
400.28%
3022.09%

1980
11,652
11,22396.32%
2812.41%
40.03%
100.09%
n/a
1341.15%
4293.68%

1970
9,620
9,17195.33%
3843.99%
30.03%
20.02%
n/a
580.60%
449 4.67%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
2,804 9.5
2,94910.0
3,25911.1
520.2
3,029 10.3
762 2.6
2000's
NumberRate
3,214 14.0
2,29510.0
7,24031.5
1680.7
5,905 25.7
543 2.4
1990's
NumberRate
2,284 15.8
1,67511.6
7,19549.9
380.3
7,767 53.8
784 5.4
1980's
NumberRate
1,907 16.4
1,271 10.9
2,209 19.0
n/a
2,907 24.9
-127 -1.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,299 13.5
n/a
2,052 21.3
-20 -0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Pickens 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
46.3
6,429 9.2%
63,373 90.8%
7,401 10.6%
13,042
2.54
9,448 72.4%
7,778 82.3%
636 6.7%
3,594 27.6%

2010
NumberPercent
42.1
6,637 22.6%
22,794 77.4%
4,805 16.3%
11,291
2.57
8,423 74.6%
6,848 81.3%
558 6.6%
2,868 25.4%

2000
NumberPercent
38.1
5,406 23.5%
17,577 76.5%
3,041 13.2%
8,982
2.53
6,898 76.8%
5,855 84.9%
417 6.0%
2,084 23.2%

1990
NumberPercent
34.5
3,601 25.0%
10,831 75.0%
1,940 13.4%
5,400
2.64
4,296 79.6%
3,645 84.8%
226 5.3%
1,104 20.4%

1980
NumberPercent
31.9
3,286 28.2%
8,366 71.8%
1,523 13.1%
4,087
2.83
3,278 80.2%
2,900 88.5%
108 3.3%
809 19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Pickens County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units14,979 
Median Value$263,200 
Occupied13,04287.1%
Vacant1,93712.9%
Owned10,29278.9%
Rented2,75021.1%
Median Rent$990 
Single-Family Units12,13881.0%
    Detached12,03180.3%
    Attached1070.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units3862.6%
Mobile Homes1,86412.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pickens County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004963.8%
$10,000 to $14,9993993.1%
$15,000 to $19,9993622.8%
$20,000 to $24,9998266.3%
$25,000 to $29,9994403.4%
$30,000 to $34,9996915.3%
$35,000 to $39,9993873.0%
$40,000 to $44,9995674.3%
$45,000 to $49,9995073.9%
$50,000 to $59,9998606.6%
$60,000 to $74,9991,2379.5%
$75,000 to $99,9991,87414.4%
$100,000 to $124,9991,72113.2%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0177.8%
$150,000 to $199,9998286.3%
$200,000 or more8306.4%
Median Household Income72,558 
Per Capita Income37,686 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4943.8%
Public Assistance2001.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,2719.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed13,73869.5%
Unemployed6413.2%
In Armed Forces830.4%
Total Labor Force14,46273.1%
Not in Labor Force5,31526.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector5,9574,39557.5%
Non-Profit27577926.1%
Self-Employed1,07865062.4%
Local Government76971751.7%
State Government20220949.1%
Federal Government6024219.9%
Total Private + Self7,0355,04558.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3061,94740.1%
Total8,3416,99254.4%
Pct. Govt.14.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,06113.4%
Sales and Office Occupations3,51122.9%
Professional, Technical2,84818.6%
Service Occupations2,40815.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing470.3%
All others4,51629.4%
White Collar 54.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,27814.8%
Health care and social assistance2,02813.2%
Retail trade1,77311.6%
Construction1,3839.0%
Educational services1,1967.8%
Accommodation and food services1,0576.9%
Finance and insurance7745.0%
Other services7705.0%
Professional, scientific, technical7054.6%
Transportation and warehousing5903.8%
Public administration5843.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5603.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing4553.0%
Wholesale trade3262.1%
Information3222.1%
Utilities1601.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1561.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1531.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction740.5%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4151.24%
Puerto Rican1220.36%
Cuban260.08%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American3411.02%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan2560.77%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan180.05%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran670.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1970.59%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian1820.54%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian150.04%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic100.03%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian210.06%
Filipino190.06%
Vietnamese140.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English30,87597.0%
Spanish8502.7%
Other Indo-European270.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun220.1%
German, other Germanic220.1%
Other Asian210.1%
Tagalog150.0%
Vietnamese140.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English6,10918.3%
Irish4,77814.3%
German3,57510.7%
American3,2959.9%
Scottish1,6635.0%
Italian1,1103.3%
Scotch-Irish9152.7%
French4891.5%
British4791.4%
Polish4671.4%
European4271.3%
Dutch3351.0%
Welsh2880.9%
Russian2520.8%
Norwegian1620.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen33,00698.7%
Not a citizen4331.3%
Native32,76698.0%
Foreign-born6732.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pickens County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
626 2.5%1,823 7.4%8,772 35.6%7,426 30.2%3,942 16.0%2,038 8.3%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 626 2.5%
9-12 Years 1,823 7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,772 35.6%
Some College 7,426 30.2%
Bach. Degree 3,942 16.0%
Grad Degree 2,038 8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Pickens County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 7,662 7,055 607 7.9% 5.4%
1991 7,590 7,070 520 6.9% 5.3%
1992 7,710 7,137 573 7.4% 6.6%
1993 7,969 7,463 506 6.3% 5.7%
1994 8,362 7,962 400 4.8% 5.1%
1995 8,706 8,239 467 5.4% 4.8%
1996 9,147 8,798 349 3.8% 4.6%
1997 9,781 9,427 354 3.6% 4.5%
1998 10,434 10,137 297 2.8% 4.2%
1999 11,118 10,843 275 2.5% 3.8%
2000 12,420 12,049 371 3.0% 3.5%
2001 12,865 12,436 429 3.3% 4.1%
2002 13,233 12,648 585 4.4% 5.3%
2003 13,702 13,062 640 4.7% 5.1%
2004 13,895 13,306 589 4.2% 5.1%
2005 14,257 13,623 634 4.4% 5.7%
2006 14,654 14,070 584 4.0% 5.1%
2007 15,121 14,505 616 4.1% 4.9%
2008 15,443 14,447 996 6.4% 6.8%
2009 15,117 13,438 1,679 11.1% 10.4%
2010 14,086 12,521 1,565 11.1% 10.7%
2011 14,039 12,569 1,470 10.5% 10.1%
2012 13,851 12,611 1,240 9.0% 9.0%
2013 13,793 12,701 1,092 7.9% 8.1%
2014 13,803 12,878 925 6.7% 7.1%
2015 13,716 12,972 744 5.4% 6.1%
2016 14,404 13,692 712 4.9% 5.4%
2017 15,117 14,464 653 4.3% 4.8%
2018 15,219 14,671 548 3.6% 4.0%
2019 15,457 14,977 480 3.1% 3.5%
2020 14,927 14,210 717 4.8% 6.5%
2021 15,564 15,127 437 2.8% 3.9%
2022 15,924 15,515 409 2.6% 3.0%
2023 16,160 15,716 444 2.7% 3.2%
2024 17,446 16,933 513 2.9% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com