Dalton, GA

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2024 Population

144,160

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.1

0.269% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.7%

8.66% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,846

3.24% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$208,800

9.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in N/A 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.

90.6% of the residents in N/A are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dalton, GA are Dalton State College (847 degrees awarded in 2024) and Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology (43 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in N/A was $208,800, and the homeownership rate was 69%.

Most people in N/A drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in N/A was 2 cars per household.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

N/A is home to a population of 144k people, from which 90.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, NaNk% of Dalton, GA residents were born outside of the country (22k people).

In 2024, there were 4.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (89.8k people) in N/A than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.4k Other (Hispanic) and 11.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.6%

2024 Citizenship

91%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.6% of Dalton, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in N/A was 91%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dalton, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
89.8k ± 532
Other (Hispanic)
20.4k ± 1.8k
White (Hispanic)
11.1k ± 1.63k

31.3%

Hispanic Population

45.1k people

31.3% of the people in N/A are hispanic (45.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in N/A as a share of the total population.

Health

Coverage

Uninsured People

16.9%

Uninsured

44.2%

Employer Coverage

17.3%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

Non-Group

0.652%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in N/A grew by 2.78% from 16.4% to 16.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in N/A changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

Employment

Occupations

67.6k

2024 Value

± 2,361

1.62%

1 Year growth

± 4.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in N/A grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 66.5k employees to 67.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in N/A, are Production Occupations (11,522 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,748 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5,920 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of N/A.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

67.6k

2024 Value

± 2,361

1.62%

1 Year growth

± 4.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in N/A grew at a rate of 1.62%, from 66.5k employees to 67.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in N/A, are Manufacturing (22,576 people), Retail Trade (7,006 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,054 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of N/A, though some of these residents may live in N/A and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,995

Median earning men ± $1,726

$34,270

Median earning women ± $1,304

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,386), Information ($71,761), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,828).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($53,643), Wholesale Trade ($44,018), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,174).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in N/A was $208,800 in 2024, which is 0.628 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $190,800 to $208,800, a 9.43% increase. The homeownership rate in N/A is 69%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in N/A have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in N/A is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$208,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,961

$35,936

Median Property Taxes

±$1,590

Rent vs Own

69%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69% of the housing units in N/A were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.6%.

Equity

Household Income

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

$67,846

Median Household Income

± $2,215

52.1k

Number of Households

± 1,842

In 2024, the median household income of the 52.1k households in N/A grew to $67,846 from the previous year's value of $65,715.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83%)
Carpooled (9.85%)
Worked At Home (4.97%)

In 2024, 83% of workers in N/A drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.85%) and those who worked at home (4.97%).

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

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in N/A is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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.

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