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)
White38,82656.92%
Black or African American24,14935.4%
Two or more races3,4955.12%
Other race1,1001.61%
Asian4960.73%
Native American1160.17%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander330.05%

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

39.2

Total

36.7

Male

40.9

Female

Spalding County, Georgia Adults

There are 52,259 adults, (12,797 of whom are seniors) in Spalding County, Georgia.

Spalding County, Georgia Age Dependency

72.9

Age Dependency Ratio

32.4

Old Age Dependency Ratio

40.4

Child Dependency Ratio

Spalding County, Georgia Sex Ratio

Female35,73352.38%
Male32,48247.62%

Spalding County, Georgia Population by Age

Spalding County, Georgia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All26,5352.5363.736.3
Married11,0303.138119
Non Family9,1651.1858.741.3
Female4,9563.4141.258.8
Male1,3843.5740.659.4

3.14

Average Family Size

2.53

Average Household Size

63.7%

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 Grade5,30111.3%
Associates Degree4,5969.8%
Bachelors Degree5,17811.04%
Graduate Degree3,2026.83%
High School Graduate19,06740.65%
Less Than 9th Grade1,5623.33%
Some College7,99617.05%

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
White27,99824,4205,886
Black15,30312,9011,691
Hispanic2,1951,405294
2+ Races1,7091,461360
Other Race51228317
Asian445443346
Native American11311316
Islander14140

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 77.75%.

Spalding County, Georgia Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$53,262$60,882$44,060
Graduate Degree$71,694$87,408$62,633
High School Graduate$35,763$38,168$32,896
Less Than 9th Grade$30,497$32,474$22,592
Overall$39,195$44,183$35,638
Some College$41,465$48,732$35,182

$39,195

Average Earnings

$44,183

Average Male

$35,638

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

93.8% of Spalding County, Georgia residents speak only English, while 6.2% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 4.96% of the population.

Spalding County, Georgia Language

Spalding County, Georgia Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Black23,7607,10529.9%
White36,4774,16911.43%
Hispanic3,86793024.05%
Multiple3,42842512.4%
Other1,10020218.36%
Native1163530.17%
Islander331442.42%
Asian49620.4%

18.7%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.82%

Male Poverty Rate

20.39%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Spalding County, Georgia

The race most likely to be in poverty in Spalding County, Georgia is Islander, with 42.42% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Spalding County, Georgia is Asian, with 0.4% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.79%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.38%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.38%.

Spalding County, Georgia Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade30.79%
High School17.7%
Some College10.77%
Bachelors or Greater3.51%

Spalding County, Georgia Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed32.94%
Female Unemployed27.17%
Female Employed9.73%
Male Employed6.13%

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$73,935$117,283
Households$60,217$93,487
Married Families$93,720$154,705
Non Families$32,808$45,035

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Spalding County, Georgia Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

43.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

47.8%

Male Marriage Rate

39.7%

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

4,497

Number of Veterans

4,021

Male Veterans

476

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam2,114
First Gulf War1,043
Second Gulf War691
Korea185
World War II51

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 741,497
75+1,261
35 to 54830
55 to 64701
18 to 34208

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White3,25610.44%
Black1,0395.9%
2+ Races1477.18%
Hispanic783.15%
Native American4136.28%
Islander14100%

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Race

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.19%

Veteran Poverty Rate

27.11%

Veteran Disability Rate

Spalding County, Georgia Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

57.2%

Labor Force Participation

54.1%

Employment Rate

5.4%

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

73.13%

Born in Spalding County, Georgia

96.25%

Native Born

3.75%

Foreign Born

1.78%

Non Citizen

1.97%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.25% of Spalding County, Georgia residents were born in the United States, with 73.13% having been born in Georgia. 1.78% 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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