Rossville, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,978

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.5

1.14% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.1%

29.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$59,191

23.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$133,000

Population & Diversity

Rossville, GA is home to a population of 3.98k people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.53% of Rossville, GA residents were born outside of the country (61 people).

In 2024, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.33k people) in Rossville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 202 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Rossville, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rossville, GA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rossville, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.33k ± 320
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
219 ± 147
Other (Hispanic)
202 ± 220

7.19%

Hispanic Population

286 people

7.19% of the people in Rossville, GA are hispanic (286 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rossville, 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

1.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

61 people

1.26%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

50 people

As of 2024, 1.53% of Rossville, GA residents (61 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 Rossville, GA was 1.26%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
44 ± 49
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 25
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 33

Rossville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rossville, GA employs 1.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rossville, GA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (295 people), Manufacturing (282 people), and Retail Trade (267 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,072), Transportation & Warehousing ($65,764), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,764).

Employment

Occupations

1.7k

2024 Value

± 474

−5.72%

1 Year decline

± 40.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rossville, GA declined at a rate of −5.72%, from 1.8k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rossville, GA, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (311 people), Production Occupations (193 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (165 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rossville, 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

1.7k

2024 Value

± 474

−5.72%

1 Year decline

± 40.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rossville, GA declined at a rate of −5.72%, from 1.8k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rossville, GA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (295 people), Manufacturing (282 people), and Retail Trade (267 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rossville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Rossville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,164

Median earning men ± $12,680

$22,708

Median earning women ± $11,699

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,136), Manufacturing ($65,918), and Construction ($61,317).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($41,025), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,129), and Construction ($14,415).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rossville, GA was $133,000 in 2024, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,300 to $133,000, a 16.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Rossville, GA is 60.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rossville, GA have an average commute time of 52.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rossville, GA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$133,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$51,789

$1,038

Median Property Taxes

±$437

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

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

Rent vs Own

60.3%

Homeownership

2024

56%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.3% of the housing units in Rossville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rossville, 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.

$59,191

Median Household Income

± $17,939

1.72k

Number of Households

± 463

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.72k households in Rossville, GA grew to $59,191 from the previous year's value of $47,791.

The following chart displays the households in Rossville, 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 Rossville, 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 (66%)
Carpooled (27.1%)
Worked At Home (4.7%)

In 2024, 66% of workers in Rossville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (27.1%) and those who worked at home (4.7%).

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

52.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rossville, GA have a longer commute time (52.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 18.4% of the workforce in Rossville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rossville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rossville, GA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rossville, GA (546 out of 3.87k 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 12 - 14, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 16 - 17.

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

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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