Rockdale County, GA

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2024 Population

95,281

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.3

0.255% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.8%

0.24% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$77,247

6.77% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$292,900

14.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

46,103

2.89% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rockdale 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.

95.6% of the residents in Rockdale County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Rockdale County, GA are Georgia Career Institute (406 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Rockdale County, GA was $292,900, and the homeownership rate was 69.6%.

Most people in Rockdale County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Rockdale County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Rockdale County, GA borders DeKalb County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Henry County, GA, Newton County, GA, and Walton County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Rockdale County, GA is home to a population of 95.3k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.6% of Rockdale County, GA residents were born outside of the country (10.1k people).

In 2024, there were 2.4 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.8k people) in Rockdale County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 4.21k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

95.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Rockdale County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rockdale County, GA was 95.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rockdale County, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
54.8k ± 961
White (Non-Hispanic)
22.8k ± 218
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4.21k ± 909

10.9%

Hispanic Population

10.4k people

10.9% of the people in Rockdale County, GA are hispanic (10.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rockdale 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

10.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10.1k people

10.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.72k people

As of 2024, 10.6% of Rockdale County, GA residents (10.1k 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 Rockdale County, GA was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
1,711 ± 412
Gulf War (2001-)
1,575 ± 353
Vietnam
1,527 ± 262

Rockdale County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rockdale County, GA employs 46.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rockdale County, GA were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,467 people), Retail Trade (5,383 people), and Educational Services (4,505 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($83,063), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($78,786), and Public Administration ($65,034).

Employment

Occupations

46.1k

2024 Value

± 2,216

2.89%

1 Year growth

± 6.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockdale County, GA grew at a rate of 2.89%, from 44.8k employees to 46.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockdale County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,230 people), Management Occupations (4,475 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,819 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockdale 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

46.1k

2024 Value

± 2,216

2.89%

1 Year growth

± 6.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockdale County, GA grew at a rate of 2.89%, from 44.8k employees to 46.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockdale County, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,467 people), Retail Trade (5,383 people), and Educational Services (4,505 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockdale County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Rockdale County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,560

Median earning men ± $2,733

$45,700

Median earning women ± $3,445

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($101,602), Wholesale Trade ($63,102), and Public Administration ($62,308).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($70,359), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,674), and Wholesale Trade ($61,571).

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

166
Other Services (except Public Administration)
160
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
153
Retail Trade

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

$320k
Manufacturing
$246k
Construction
$241k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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 Rockdale 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 Rockdale County, GA awarded 406 degrees. The student population of Rockdale County, GA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 16 male students and 570 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Rockdale County, GA are Black or African American (256 and 63.1%), White (106 and 26.1%), Hispanic or Latino (32 and 7.88%), and Asian (6 and 1.48%).

The largest universities in Rockdale County, GA by number of degrees awarded are Georgia Career Institute (406 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Rockdale County, GA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (185 and 45.6%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (98 and 24.1%), and General Cosmetology (84 and 20.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 586 students enrolled in Rockdale County, GA, 2.73% men and 97.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 384 records, of which 95.8% were women and 4.17% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
185 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
84 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Rockdale County, GA was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 185 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Rockdale County, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Georgia Career Institute

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

406 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Georgia Career Institute with 406 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 15 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rockdale County, GA, which is 0.0384 times less than the 391 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 256 degrees mean that there were 2.42 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 106 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rockdale County, GA was $292,900 in 2024, which is 0.88 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $256,600 to $292,900, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Rockdale County, GA is 69.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rockdale County, GA have an average commute time of 33.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rockdale County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Rockdale County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.38%.

Housing

Property

$292,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,156

$23,964

Median Property Taxes

±$1,381

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.6%

Homeownership

2024

72.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.6% of the housing units in Rockdale County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rockdale 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.

$77,247

Median Household Income

± $3,731

34.4k

Number of Households

± 1,724

In 2024, the median household income of the 34.4k households in Rockdale County, GA grew to $77,247 from the previous year's value of $72,349.

The following chart displays the households in Rockdale 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 Rockdale 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 (73.8%)
Worked At Home (13.6%)
Carpooled (9.63%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Rockdale County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who carpooled to work (9.63%).

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

33.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rockdale County, GA have a longer commute time (33.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.2% of the workforce in Rockdale County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rockdale 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 Rockdale County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rockdale County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Rockdale County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.38%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockdale County, GA (10.2k out of 94.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females < 5.

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

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, 18.8% of the children was living in poverty in Rockdale County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.6%.

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 300 in Rockdale County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 138 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

86.9% of the population of Rockdale County, GA has health coverage, with 43.6% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 2.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rockdale County, GA see 1,425 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,425 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1319 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 478 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,425 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rockdale County, GA

Primary care physicians in Rockdale County, GA see an average of 1,425 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,425 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Uninsured People

13.1%

Uninsured

43.6%

Employer Coverage

15.8%

Medicaid

10.9%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

2.14%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rockdale County, GA declined by 7.34% from 14.1% to 13.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rockdale 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 64.9 in Rockdale County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Rockdale 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 44.9% in Rockdale County, GA.

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