Spalding County, Georgia Population 2024

70,884

Spalding County, Georgia's estimated 2024 population is 70,884 with a growth rate of 1.34% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Spalding County, Georgia is the 36th largest county in Georgia. The 2010 population was 64,096 and has seen a growth of 10.59% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202975,5749381.26%
202874,6369381.27%
202773,6989381.29%
202672,7609381.31%
202571,8229381.32%
202470,8849381.34%
202369,9469381.36%
202269,0081,2431.83%
202167,7652940.44%
202067,4716360.95%
201966,8357431.12%
201866,0927441.14%
201765,3488251.28%
201664,5236971.09%
201563,8261230.19%
201463,7031820.29%
201363,521-172-0.27%
201263,693-352-0.55%
201164,045-51-0.08%
201064,09600%
199054,4576,55813.69%
198047,8998,38521.22%
197039,5144,11011.61%
196035,4044,35914.04%
195031,0452,6189.21%
194028,4274,93220.99%
193023,4951,5877.24%
192021,9082,16710.98%
191019,7412,12212.04%
190017,6194,50234.32%
189013,1175324.23%
188012,5852,38023.32%
187010,2051,50617.31%
18608,699-66,875-88.49%
2024 Growth Rate
1.34% (938)
County Website
Spalding County
State
Georgia
County Seat
Griffin
2020 Population
67,471
Area
196 mi²
Density
362 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
5.06% (3,413)
Founded
1851

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White39,82959.08%
Black or African American23,26034.5%
Two or more races2,6743.97%
Other race7461.11%
Asian5970.89%
Native American3090.46%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander00%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Spalding County, Georgia Population by Race

Spalding County, Georgia Population Pyramid 2024

Spalding County, Georgia Median Age

38.9

Total

36.9

Male

40.9

Female

Spalding County, Georgia Adults

There are 51,648 adults, (12,423 of whom are seniors) in Spalding County, Georgia.

Spalding County, Georgia Age Dependency

71.9

Age Dependency Ratio

31.7

Old Age Dependency Ratio

40.2

Child Dependency Ratio

Spalding County, Georgia Sex Ratio

Female35,08852.05%
Male32,32747.95%

Spalding County, Georgia Population by Age

Spalding County, Georgia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All26,3032.5264.735.3
Married11,2613.182.617.4
Non Family8,4001.166040
Female5,1343.338.761.3
Male1,5083.0945.454.6

3.05

Average Family Size

2.52

Average Household Size

64.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Spalding County, Georgia Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade5,89212.76%
Associates Degree4,1278.94%
Bachelors Degree5,26211.39%
Graduate Degree3,1986.92%
High School Graduate18,09439.18%
Less Than 9th Grade1,6673.61%
Some College7,94617.2%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Spalding County, Georgia Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Spalding County, Georgia Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White28,29424,4425,976
Black14,70911,7611,718
Hispanic1,8351,219240
2+ Races1,063870270
Asian475475339
Other Race38922319
Native American25225220

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 71.37%.

Spalding County, Georgia Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$50,687$56,400$42,086
Graduate Degree$74,537$84,697$61,745
High School Graduate$34,520$38,050$32,938
Less Than 9th Grade$28,250$31,244$22,531
Overall$37,968$44,589$33,904
Some College$38,466$47,910$32,545

$37,968

Average Earnings

$44,589

Average Male

$33,904

Average Female

Spalding County, Georgia Earnings by Educational Attainment

Spalding County, Georgia Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Spalding County, Georgia Language

94.7% of Spalding County, Georgia residents speak only English, while 5.3% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 3.97% of the population.

Spalding County, Georgia Language

Spalding County, Georgia Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Black22,8346,60928.94%
White37,0174,35111.75%
Hispanic3,37295828.41%
Multiple2,57946317.95%
Other74622029.49%
Native3098025.89%
Asian5977312.23%

18.78%

Overall Poverty Rate

17.42%

Male Poverty Rate

20.02%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Spalding County, Georgia

The race most likely to be in poverty in Spalding County, Georgia is Other, with 29.49% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Spalding County, Georgia is White, with 11.75% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.51%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.96%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.8%.

Spalding County, Georgia Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade33.56%
High School16.67%
Some College12.42%
Bachelors or Greater3.64%

Spalding County, Georgia Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed37.32%
Male Unemployed26.11%
Female Employed8.44%
Male Employed7.27%

Spalding County, Georgia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Spalding County, Georgia Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$68,566$109,541
Households$57,367$89,899
Married Families$88,614$-999,999,999
Non Families$30,075$44,796

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Spalding County, Georgia Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

44.2%

Overall Marriage Rate

48.8%

Male Marriage Rate

40.1%

Female Marriage Rate

Spalding County, Georgia Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Spalding County, Georgia Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Spalding County, Georgia Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Spalding County, Georgia Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

4,696

Number of Veterans

4,013

Male Veterans

683

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam1,941
First Gulf War1,200
Second Gulf War696
Korea189
World War II46

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 741,378
75+1,143
35 to 541,096
55 to 64772
18 to 34307

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White3,22010.11%
Black1,3137.72%
2+ Races916.62%
Hispanic472.18%
Native American4216.67%
Asian306.16%

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Race

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

9.61%

Veteran Poverty Rate

27.54%

Veteran Disability Rate

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

56.6%

Labor Force Participation

53.3%

Employment Rate

5.6%

Unemployment Rate

Spalding County, Georgia Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Spalding County, Georgia Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Spalding County, Georgia Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

73.9%

Born in Spalding County, Georgia

97.02%

Native Born

2.98%

Foreign Born

1.5%

Non Citizen

1.48%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

97.02% of Spalding County, Georgia residents were born in the United States, with 73.9% having been born in Georgia. 1.5% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Spalding County, Georgia Place of Birth

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