Stephens County, GA

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2024 Population

27,012

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

0.971% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.8%

13.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,754

4.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$175,300

4.22% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

11,848

4.24% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Stephens County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.9% of the residents in Stephens County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Stephens County, GA are Toccoa Falls College (201 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Stephens County, GA was $175,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Stephens County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Stephens County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Stephens County, GA borders Banks County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, and Oconee County, SC.

United States Georgia Toccoa, GA

Population & Diversity

Stephens County, GA is home to a population of 27k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.47% of Stephens County, GA residents were born outside of the country (936 people).

In 2024, there were 9.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.8k people) in Stephens County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.47k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Stephens County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stephens County, GA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Stephens County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stephens County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
21.8k ± 112
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.2k ± 269
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.47k ± 271

3.95%

Hispanic Population

1.07k people

3.95% of the people in Stephens County, GA are hispanic (1.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stephens County, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
229,616 ± 11,639 people
India
106,959 ± 7,990 people
Jamaica
51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

Foreign-Born Population

3.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

936 people

3.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

858 people

As of 2024, 3.47% of Stephens County, GA residents (936 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stephens County, GA was 3.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Stephens County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
692 ± 154
Gulf War (2001-)
306 ± 128
Gulf War (1990s)
142 ± 93

Stephens County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Stephens County, GA.

Economy

The economy of Stephens County, GA employs 11.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stephens County, GA were Manufacturing (2,578 people), Retail Trade (1,683 people), and Educational Services (1,299 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($71,798), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,075).

Employment

Occupations

11.8k

2024 Value

± 823

4.24%

1 Year growth

± 9.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stephens County, GA grew at a rate of 4.24%, from 11.4k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stephens County, GA, are Production Occupations (1,655 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,592 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,343 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stephens County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11.8k

2024 Value

± 823

4.24%

1 Year growth

± 9.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stephens County, GA grew at a rate of 4.24%, from 11.4k employees to 11.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stephens County, GA, are Manufacturing (2,578 people), Retail Trade (1,683 people), and Educational Services (1,299 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stephens County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Stephens County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,384

Median earning men ± $4,368

$29,861

Median earning women ± $1,919

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,493), Public Administration ($76,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,960).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,592), Information ($45,750), and Public Administration ($43,654).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

52
Retail Trade
37
Other Services (except Public Administration)
31
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$113k
Manufacturing
$44.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$36.7k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Stephens County, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Stephens County, GA awarded 201 degrees. The student population of Stephens County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 931 male students and 1,601 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Stephens County, GA are White (166 and 83.8%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 5.56%), Black or African American (10 and 5.05%), and Two or More Races (6 and 3.03%).

The largest universities in Stephens County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Toccoa Falls College (201 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Stephens County, GA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (27 and 13.4%), Counseling Psychology (23 and 11.4%), and Registered Nursing (23 and 11.4%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $23,250.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Stephens County, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 63.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 38.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,532 (36.8% men and 63.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,532 students enrolled in Stephens County, GA, 36.8% men and 63.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,749 records, of which 62.3% were women and 37.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
23 degrees awarded
Counseling Psychology
23 degrees awarded
Biblical Studies
19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Stephens County, GA was Registered Nursing with 23 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Stephens County, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Toccoa Falls College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

201 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Toccoa Falls College with 201 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 82 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Stephens County, GA, which is 0.689 times less than the 119 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 166 degrees mean that there were 15.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 11 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($23,250) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stephens County, GA was $175,300 in 2024, which is 0.527 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,200 to $175,300, a 4.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Stephens County, GA is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stephens County, GA have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stephens County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Stephens County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.89%.

Housing

Property

$175,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,726

$7,748

Median Property Taxes

±$686

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Stephens County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Stephens County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.6%

Homeownership

2024

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.6% of the housing units in Stephens County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Stephens County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,754

Median Household Income

± $5,125

10.5k

Number of Households

± 753

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.5k households in Stephens County, GA grew to $54,754 from the previous year's value of $52,264.

The following chart displays the households in Stephens County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stephens County, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (8.34%)
Worked At Home (7.75%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Stephens County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.34%) and those who worked at home (7.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stephens County, GA have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.1% of the workforce in Stephens County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Stephens County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stephens County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stephens County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Stephens County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.89%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stephens County, GA (4.08k out of 25.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stephens County, GA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.1% of the children was living in poverty in Stephens County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 276 in Stephens County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 30 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

85.4% of the population of Stephens County, GA has health coverage, with 34.2% on employee plans, 21.7% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 1.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Stephens County, GA see 1,492 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,492 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2677 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 939 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,492 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Stephens County, GA

Primary care physicians in Stephens County, GA see an average of 1,492 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,492 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Stephens County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.6%

Uninsured

34.2%

Employer Coverage

21.7%

Medicaid

15.1%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

1.18%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stephens County, GA grew by 8.37% from 13.5% to 14.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Stephens County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 60.7 in Stephens County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Stephens County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.5% in Stephens County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Stephens County, GA.