Taliaferro County, GA

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2024 Population

1,558

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.1

5.13% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.4%

4.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$52,500

9.29% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$68,900

5.75% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

614

11% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Taliaferro 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.

99.5% of the residents in Taliaferro County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Taliaferro County, GA was $68,900, and the homeownership rate was 82.1%.

Most people in Taliaferro County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Taliaferro County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Taliaferro County, GA borders Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Warren County, GA, and Wilkes County, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Taliaferro County, GA is home to a population of 1.56k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.35% of Taliaferro County, GA residents were born outside of the country (21 people).

In 2024, there were 1.16 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (715 people) in Taliaferro County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 614 White (Non-Hispanic) and 90 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Taliaferro County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Taliaferro County, GA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taliaferro County, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
715 ± 201
White (Non-Hispanic)
614 ± 150
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
90 ± 58

4.36%

Hispanic Population

68 people

4.36% of the people in Taliaferro County, GA are hispanic (68 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Taliaferro 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

1.35%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

21 people

2.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

As of 2024, 1.35% of Taliaferro County, GA residents (21 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 Taliaferro County, GA was 2.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
36 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
20 ± 26
Korea
11 ± 24

Taliaferro County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Taliaferro County, GA employs 614 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Taliaferro County, GA were Public Administration (111 people), Manufacturing (99 people), and Educational Services (71 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($61,458), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,458), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,167).

Employment

Occupations

614

2024 Value

± 142

−11%

1 Year decline

± 37.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taliaferro County, GA declined at a rate of −11%, from 690 employees to 614 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taliaferro County, GA, are Transportation Occupations (82 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (73 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (59 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taliaferro 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

614

2024 Value

± 142

−11%

1 Year decline

± 37.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taliaferro County, GA declined at a rate of −11%, from 690 employees to 614 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taliaferro County, GA, are Public Administration (111 people), Manufacturing (99 people), and Educational Services (71 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taliaferro County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Taliaferro County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,734

Median earning men ± $9,280

$30,880

Median earning women ± $8,039

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,500), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,458), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,400).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($37,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,115), and Retail Trade ($18,594).

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

4
Other Services (except Public Administration)
3
Finance and Insurance
3
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

$877
Retail Trade
$379
Finance and Insurance
$94
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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 Taliaferro 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Taliaferro County, GA was $68,900 in 2024, which is 0.207 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $73,100 to $68,900, a 5.75% decrease. The homeownership rate in Taliaferro County, GA is 82.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Taliaferro County, GA have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taliaferro County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.15%.

Housing

Property

$68,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,027

$483

Median Property Taxes

±$109

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.1%

Homeownership

2024

72.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.1% of the housing units in Taliaferro County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Taliaferro 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.

$52,500

Median Household Income

± $12,871

588

Number of Households

± 119

In 2024, the median household income of the 588 households in Taliaferro County, GA grew to $52,500 from the previous year's value of $48,036.

The following chart displays the households in Taliaferro 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Taliaferro 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 (80%)
Worked At Home (9.93%)
Carpooled (8.96%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Taliaferro County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.93%) and those who carpooled to work (8.96%).

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

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taliaferro County, GA have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.44% of the workforce in Taliaferro County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.15%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

20.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taliaferro County, GA (315 out of 1.55k 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 75+, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 39.7% of the children was living in poverty in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.2%.

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 178 in Taliaferro County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 415 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

89.4% of the population of Taliaferro County, GA has health coverage, with 25% on employee plans, 30.8% on Medicaid, 19.3% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

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

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

0 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Taliaferro County, GA

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

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.1% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.6%

Uninsured

25%

Employer Coverage

30.8%

Medicaid

19.3%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

1.75%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Taliaferro County, GA declined by 22.2% from 13.6% to 10.6%.

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