Locust Grove, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

10,532

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

32.9

6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.9%

1.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,083

3.47% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$307,300

Population & Diversity

Locust Grove, GA is home to a population of 10.5k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.92% of Locust Grove, GA residents were born outside of the country (518 people).

In 2024, there were 1.36 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.31k people) in Locust Grove, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 359 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Locust Grove, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Locust Grove, GA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Locust Grove, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.31k ± 982
White (Non-Hispanic)
3.9k ± 1.02k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
359 ± 118

8.03%

Hispanic Population

846 people

8.03% of the people in Locust Grove, GA are hispanic (846 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

4.92%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

518 people

4.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

464 people

As of 2024, 4.92% of Locust Grove, GA residents (518 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 Locust Grove, GA was 4.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
516 ± 293
Gulf War (1990s)
152 ± 106
World War II
48 ± 80

Locust Grove, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.39 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Locust Grove, GA.

Economy

The economy of Locust Grove, GA employs 5.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Locust Grove, GA were Retail Trade (1,210 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (948 people), and Public Administration (577 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($90,091), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,422), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,207).

Employment

Occupations

5.23k

2024 Value

± 840

4.6%

1 Year growth

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Locust Grove, GA grew at a rate of 4.6%, from 5k employees to 5.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Locust Grove, GA, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,086 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (804 people), and Management Occupations (537 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Locust Grove, 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

5.23k

2024 Value

± 840

4.6%

1 Year growth

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Locust Grove, GA grew at a rate of 4.6%, from 5k employees to 5.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Locust Grove, GA, are Retail Trade (1,210 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (948 people), and Public Administration (577 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Locust Grove, GA, though some of these residents may live in Locust Grove, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,509

Median earning men ± $9,040

$25,685

Median earning women ± $22,938

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,865), Public Administration ($74,423), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,194), Manufacturing ($49,399), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Locust Grove, GA was $307,300 in 2024, which is 0.924 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $261,500 to $307,300, a 17.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Locust Grove, GA is 83.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Locust Grove, GA have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Locust Grove, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$307,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,296

$2,811

Median Property Taxes

±$602

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 Locust Grove, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.7%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.7% of the housing units in Locust Grove, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Locust Grove, 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.

$75,083

Median Household Income

± $9,356

3.36k

Number of Households

± 679

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.36k households in Locust Grove, GA grew to $75,083 from the previous year's value of $72,563.

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (77.5%)
Worked At Home (13.8%)
Carpooled (5.53%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Locust Grove, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (5.53%).

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

34.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Locust Grove, GA have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.64% of the workforce in Locust Grove, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Locust Grove, GA (1.67k out of 10.5k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Locust Grove, GA is White, followed by Black 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

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

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

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