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Rockdale County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 94,984   ( 9,769 from 2010 , 1,430 from 2020)
Land area: 129.8 square miles
Population density: 731.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:23,122 24.34% 33.6%
Black:57,65360.70% 47.8%
Indian:2110.22% 17.9%
Asian:1,7221.81% 11.1%
2+ races:2,0022.11% 46.0%
Hispanic:10,27410.82% 27.4%
Total non-White:71,86275.66% 42.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,135 11.4
Deaths:2,12811.4
Net Migration: 1,2046.4
Net Immigration: 1550.8
Change in White population:-11,704 -13.7
Change in Non-White pop.:21,473 25.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
85,215
34,82640.87%
38,99645.76%
1790.21%
1,5501.82%
1,3711.61%
8,0639.46%
50,38959.13%

2000
70,111
50,96772.69%
12,67018.07%
1660.24%
1,3751.96%
6510.93%
4,1825.96%
19,14427.31%

1990
54,091
48,58689.82%
4,3448.03%
1880.35%
4740.88%
n/a
4990.92%
5,50510.18%

1980
36,747
32,68588.95%
3,1428.55%
3430.93%
2120.58%
n/a
3580.97%
4,06211.05%

1970
18,152
14,82281.65%
3,24417.87%
100.06%
90.05%
n/a
620.34%
3,330 18.35%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
10,405 14.8
4,9857.1
6,2809.0
3,1744.5
-16,141 -23.0
31,245 44.6
1990's
NumberRate
8,505 15.7
4,1567.7
10,61219.6
7451.4
2,381 4.4
13,639 25.2
1980's
NumberRate
6,619 18.0
2,711 7.4
13,769 37.5
n/a
15,901 43.3
1,443 3.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
15,626 86.1
n/a
17,863 98.4
732 4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockdale County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.0
22,497 23.7%
72,487 76.3%
14,130 14.9%
33,240
2.79
23,438 70.5%
14,564 62.1%
3,454 14.7%
9,802 29.5%

2010
NumberPercent
36.9
22,914 26.9%
62,301 73.1%
9,066 10.6%
30,027
2.81
22,511 75.0%
15,217 67.6%
3,312 14.7%
7,516 25.0%

2000
NumberPercent
35.7
19,328 27.6%
50,783 72.4%
6,524 9.3%
24,051
2.87
19,078 79.3%
15,158 79.5%
1,854 9.7%
4,973 20.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.0
15,383 28.4%
38,708 71.6%
4,307 8.0%
18,274
2.93
15,118 82.7%
12,802 84.7%
1,066 7.1%
3,156 17.3%

1980
NumberPercent
28.9
12,243 33.3%
24,504 66.7%
2,548 6.9%
11,624
3.14
10,117 87.0%
9,099 89.9%
517 5.1%
1,507 13.0%

2022 Housing Data for Rockdale County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units35,398 
Median Value$221,800 
Occupied33,24093.9%
Vacant2,1586.1%
Owned21,81365.6%
Rented11,42734.4%
Median Rent$1,263 
Single-Family Units27,54977.8%
    Detached26,69575.4%
    Attached8542.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,15711.7%
Mobile Homes1,4254.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockdale County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,1983.6%
$10,000 to $14,9996912.1%
$15,000 to $19,9998892.7%
$20,000 to $24,9999692.9%
$25,000 to $29,9991,4034.2%
$30,000 to $34,9991,6485.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991,6805.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991,3914.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991,3664.1%
$50,000 to $59,9992,8868.7%
$60,000 to $74,9993,86311.6%
$75,000 to $99,9994,82714.5%
$100,000 to $124,9993,2549.8%
$125,000 to $149,9992,1456.5%
$150,000 to $199,9992,7168.2%
$200,000 or more2,3147.0%
Median Household Income68,999 
Per Capita Income33,481 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state105 
Compared to U.S.100 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,9826.0%
Public Assistance9342.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,16612.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed36,74668.1%
Unemployed2,4254.5%
In Armed Forces520.1%
Total Labor Force39,22372.7%
Not in Labor Force14,76227.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector15,34814,62051.2%
Non-Profit7481,33136.0%
Self-Employed2,4651,39663.8%
Local Government1,3312,29836.7%
State Government6101,72926.1%
Federal Government63475145.8%
Total Private + Self17,81316,01652.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,3236,10935.2%
Total21,13622,12548.9%
Pct. Govt.17.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5,64013.0%
Sales and Office Occupations10,08923.3%
Professional, Technical9,21521.3%
Service Occupations6,26514.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1110.3%
All others12,09227.9%
White Collar 57.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance4,94711.4%
Manufacturing4,62010.7%
Retail trade4,51410.4%
Educational services4,0319.3%
Transportation and warehousing3,9499.1%
Construction3,4878.1%
Accommodation and food services2,8726.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2,7206.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,4145.6%
Public administration2,3615.5%
Finance and insurance2,0804.8%
Other services1,8304.2%
Information9922.3%
Wholesale trade8151.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5981.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing5131.2%
Utilities4401.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1100.3%
Management80.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rockdale County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6,3266.76%
Puerto Rican9861.05%
Cuban6800.73%
Dominican1580.17%
Total Central American4920.53%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan600.06%
Honduran1090.12%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian3230.34%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4830.52%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian630.07%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1850.20%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2190.23%
Other South American160.02%
Other Hispanic6640.71%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese5450.58%
Japanese2910.31%
Korean2450.26%
Bhutanese1690.18%
Chinese910.10%
Filipino620.07%
Cambodian620.07%
Indian590.06%
Thai290.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English78,24588.4%
Spanish6,8077.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun8340.9%
Other Indo-European7060.8%
Other5250.6%
Vietnamese4990.6%
Korean2470.3%
Other Asian1840.2%
German, other Germanic1510.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American7,3007.8%
English4,3184.6%
Irish3,5293.8%
German2,7112.9%
Jamaican2,6972.9%
African9551.0%
Haitian9461.0%
French9041.0%
Italian7520.8%
Scotch-Irish7000.7%
Moroccan6400.7%
European6310.7%
Scottish5310.6%
Swedish4550.5%
Guyanese4100.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen89,85296.0%
Not a citizen3,7894.0%
Native84,33890.1%
Foreign-born9,3039.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockdale County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,377 3.8%4,166 6.7%17,761 28.4%20,677 33.0%10,631 17.0%6,971 11.1%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,377 3.8%
9-12 Years 4,166 6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 17,761 28.4%
Some College 20,677 33.0%
Bach. Degree 10,631 17.0%
Grad Degree 6,971 11.1%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Rockdale County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 30,112 28,821 1,291 4.3% 5.4%
1991 30,818 29,509 1,309 4.2% 5.3%
1992 32,032 30,370 1,662 5.2% 6.6%
1993 33,071 31,641 1,430 4.3% 5.7%
1994 34,180 32,918 1,262 3.7% 5.1%
1995 35,447 34,275 1,172 3.3% 4.8%
1996 36,456 35,333 1,123 3.1% 4.6%
1997 38,059 36,872 1,187 3.1% 4.5%
1998 39,135 38,003 1,132 2.9% 4.2%
1999 39,495 38,540 955 2.4% 3.8%
2000 36,702 35,571 1,131 3.1% 3.5%
2001 36,828 35,544 1,284 3.5% 4.1%
2002 37,089 35,185 1,904 5.1% 5.3%
2003 37,476 35,497 1,979 5.3% 5.1%
2004 37,979 35,951 2,028 5.3% 5.1%
2005 39,202 36,764 2,438 6.2% 5.7%
2006 39,413 37,264 2,149 5.5% 5.1%
2007 40,335 38,146 2,189 5.4% 4.9%
2008 40,731 37,686 3,045 7.5% 6.8%
2009 40,213 35,522 4,691 11.7% 10.4%
2010 42,071 37,256 4,815 11.4% 10.7%
2011 42,157 37,477 4,680 11.1% 10.1%
2012 41,985 37,768 4,217 10.0% 9.0%
2013 42,123 38,294 3,829 9.1% 8.1%
2014 41,972 38,661 3,311 7.9% 7.1%
2015 41,793 39,019 2,774 6.6% 6.1%
2016 43,254 40,714 2,540 5.9% 5.4%
2017 44,827 42,431 2,396 5.3% 4.8%
2018 44,645 42,642 2,003 4.5% 4.0%
2019 44,606 42,852 1,754 3.9% 3.5%
2020 43,989 40,657 3,332 7.6% 6.5%
2021 44,637 42,608 2,029 4.5% 3.9%
2022 45,269 43,698 1,571 3.5% 3.0%
2023 45,979 44,267 1,712 3.7% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com