Dalton, GA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

143,096

0.117% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.1

0.815% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.3%

11.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$60,017

13.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$168,500

16.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

65,301

2.04% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dalton, GA had a population of 143k people with a median age of 37.1 and a median household income of $60,017. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dalton, GA grew from 142,929 to 143,096, a 0.117% increase and its median household income grew from $52,898 to $60,017, a 13.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dalton, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.2%), White (Hispanic) (18.1%), Other (Hispanic) (6.49%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.79%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.43%).

None of the households in Dalton, 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.

91% of the residents in Dalton, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dalton, GA are Dalton State College (741 degrees awarded in 2022) and Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology (40 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Dalton, GA was $168,500, and the homeownership rate was 69.6%.

Most people in Dalton, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Dalton, GA was 2 cars per household.

Dalton, GA borders Calhoun, GA, Chattanooga, TN-GA, and Cleveland, TN.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Dalton, GA is home to a population of 143k people, from which 91% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.5% of Dalton, GA residents were born outside of the country (20.8k people).

In 2022, there were 3.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (90.5k people) in Dalton, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.8k White (Hispanic) and 9.29k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91%

2022 Citizenship

89.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 91% of Dalton, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Dalton, GA was 89.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dalton, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
90.5k ± 339
White (Hispanic)
25.8k ± 2.06k
Other (Hispanic)
9.29k ± 1.42k

30.9%

Hispanic Population

44.3k people

30.9% of the people in Dalton, GA are hispanic (44.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dalton, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

14.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

20.8k people

15.2%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

21.7k people

As of 2022, 14.5% of Dalton, GA residents (20.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dalton, GA was 15.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,789 ± 272
Gulf War (2001-)
958 ± 254
Gulf War (1990s)
492 ± 184

Dalton, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dalton, GA employs 65.3k people. The largest industries in Dalton, GA are Manufacturing (23,744 people), Retail Trade (5,989 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,588 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($57,538), Information ($53,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,898).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

65.3k

2022 Value

± 2,261

2.04%

1 Year growth

± 4.78%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dalton, GA grew at a rate of 2.04%, from 64k employees to 65.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dalton, GA, are Production Occupations (12,377 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,263 people), and Material Moving Occupations (5,732 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dalton, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

65.3k

2022 Value

± 2,261

2.04%

1 Year growth

± 4.78%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dalton, GA grew at a rate of 2.04%, from 64k employees to 65.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dalton, GA, are Manufacturing (23,744 people), Retail Trade (5,989 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,588 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dalton, GA, though some of these residents may live in Dalton, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,052

Median earning men ± $961

$31,304

Median earning women ± $1,354

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,097), Information ($70,784), and Public Administration ($56,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($49,044), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,358), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,449).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

245
Retail Trade
147
Retail Trade
145
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.09M
Manufacturing
$358k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$262k
Wholesale Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

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

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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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 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dalton, GA awarded 781 degrees. The student population of Dalton, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,757 male students and 2,855 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dalton, GA are White (454 and 59.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (253 and 32.9%), Black or African American (34 and 4.43%), and Unknown (11 and 1.43%).

The largest universities in Dalton, GA by number of degrees awarded are Dalton State College (741 and 94.9%) and Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology (40 and 5.12%).

The most popular majors in Dalton, GA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (111 and 14.2%), Elementary Education & Teaching (91 and 11.7%), and Registered Nursing (84 and 10.8%).

The median tuition cost in Dalton, GA for a public four year colleges is $2,563 for in-state students and $9,469 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 4,612 students enrolled in Dalton, GA, 38.1% men and 61.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,516 records, of which 61.6% were women and 38.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Elementary Education & Teaching
91 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
58 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
39 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Dalton, GA was Elementary Education & Teaching with 91 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Dalton State College
741 degrees awarded
Dalton Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology
40 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dalton State College with 741 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 254 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dalton, GA, which is 0.482 times less than the 527 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 454 degrees mean that there were 1.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 253 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

Public, 4-year or above ($2,563) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($720) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dalton, GA was $168,500 in 2022, which is 0.598 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $144,700 to $168,500, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Dalton, GA is 69.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dalton, GA have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dalton, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Dalton, GA is $60,017. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Dalton, GA was Forsyth County, GA with a value of $131,660, followed by Oconee County, GA and Fayette County, GA, with respective values of $116,221 and $105,910.

Housing

Property

$168,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,474

$35,251

Median Property Taxes

±$1,618

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 Dalton, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.6%

Homeownership

2022

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.6% of the housing units in Dalton, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Dalton, GA was Forsyth County, GA with a value of $131,660, followed by Oconee County, GA and Fayette County, GA, with respective values of $116,221 and $105,910.

The following map shows all of the counties in Dalton, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$60,017

Median Household Income

± $2,907

50.7k

Number of Households

± 1,964

In 2022, the median household income of the 50.7k households in Dalton, GA grew to $60,017 from the previous year's value of $52,898.

The following chart displays the households in Dalton, 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 Dalton, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (84.7%)
Carpooled (9.91%)
Worked At Home (3.93%)

In 2022, 84.7% of workers in Dalton, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.91%) and those who worked at home (3.93%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dalton, GA have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.15% of the workforce in Dalton, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dalton, GA (18.9k out of 141k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dalton, GA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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.

Health

83.1% of the population of Dalton, GA has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 7.66% on non-group plans, and 0.494% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1491 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1492 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1882 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 596 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,491 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,491 patients per year. This represents a 0.067% decrease 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 Georgia in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.9%

Uninsured

46.6%

Employer Coverage

16.1%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

7.66%

Non-Group

0.494%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dalton, GA grew by 0.482% from 16.8% to 16.9%.

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

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