2022 population: 28,086 ( 933 from 2010 , 387 from 2020)
Land area: 323.5 square miles
Population density: 86.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	18,709	66.61%	1.0%
Black:	7,831	27.88%	3.8%
Indian:	74	0.26%	21.3%
Asian:	207	0.74%	63.0%
2+ races:	516	1.84%	76.7%
Hispanic:	749	2.67%	27.4%

Total non-White:	9,377	33.39%	8.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	748	13.5
Deaths:	1,179	21.3
Net Migration:	759	13.7
Net Immigration:	21	0.4

Change in White population:	187	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	746	2.7

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
27,153
18,522	68.21%
7,544	27.78%
61	0.22%
127	0.47%
292	1.08%
588	2.17%
8,631	31.79%

2000
27,597
19,271	69.83%
7,675	27.81%
67	0.24%
108	0.39%
138	0.50%
327	1.18%
8,326	30.17%

1990
26,300
18,832	71.60%
7,305	27.78%
10	0.04%
75	0.29%
n/a
78	0.30%
7,468	28.40%

1980
25,998
18,762	72.17%
7,028	27.03%
5	0.02%
39	0.15%
n/a
164	0.63%
7,236	27.83%

1970
23,505
16,765	71.33%
6,610	28.12%
4	0.02%
7	0.03%
n/a
115	0.49%
6,740	28.67%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,258	11.8
3,364	12.2
-194	-0.7
421	1.5

-749	-2.7
305	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
3,639	13.8
3,349	12.7
633	2.4
37	0.1

439	1.7
858	3.3

Number	Rate
1980's
3,465	13.3
3,092	11.9
143	0.6
n/a

70	0.3
232	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
989	4.2
n/a

1,997	8.5
496	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Upson 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
Number	Percent
41.5
6,279	22.4%
21,807	77.6%
5,042	18.0%

10,412
2.61

6,725	64.6%
4,581	68.1%
845	12.6%
3,687	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
6,417	23.6%
20,736	76.4%
4,252	15.7%

10,716
2.49

7,382	68.9%
4,904	66.4%
956	13.0%
3,334	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
7,047	25.5%
20,550	74.5%
4,100	14.9%

10,752
2.52

7,798	72.5%
5,477	70.2%
985	12.6%
2,954	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
6,641	25.3%
19,659	74.7%
4,191	15.9%

9,877
2.62

7,390	74.8%
5,667	76.7%
760	10.3%
2,487	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
7,370	28.3%
18,628	71.7%
3,724	14.3%

9,161
2.80

7,214	78.7%
5,750	79.7%
659	9.1%
1,947	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Upson County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	771	7.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,030	9.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	429	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	710	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	606	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	434	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	465	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	480	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	343	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	691	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	879	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,247	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	930	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	368	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	595	5.7%
$200,000 or more	434	4.2%

Median Household Income	48,740
Per Capita Income	27,906

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	74
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,244	11.9%
Public Assistance	190	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,579	24.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,548	63.4%
Unemployed	303	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	10,851	65.2%
Not in Labor Force	5,788	34.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,208	3,773	52.7%
Non-Profit	206	341	37.7%
Self-Employed	504	201	71.5%

Local Government	514	569	47.5%
State Government	216	499	30.2%
Federal Government	184	109	62.8%

Total Private + Self	4,712	3,974	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,120	1,518	42.5%
Total	5,832	5,492	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,372	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,308	20.3%
Professional, Technical	1,892	16.7%
Service Occupations	2,296	20.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	80	0.7%
All others	3,479	30.7%

White Collar		49.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,138	18.8%
Health care and social assistance	1,772	15.6%
Construction	979	8.6%
Retail trade	946	8.3%
Educational services	895	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	756	6.7%
Public administration	735	6.5%
Finance and insurance	702	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	638	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	429	3.8%
Other services	395	3.5%
Wholesale trade	309	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	166	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	131	1.2%
Information	131	1.2%
Utilities	125	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	55	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	45	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	464	1.68%
Puerto Rican	41	0.15%
Cuban	27	0.10%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	15	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	15	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	121	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	47	0.17%
Thai	41	0.15%
Filipino	14	0.05%
Japanese	10	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	25,752	98.2%
Spanish	374	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	65	0.2%
Other Indo-European	13	0.0%
German, other Germanic	11	0.0%
Other Asian	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,428	8.8%
English	2,189	7.9%
Irish	1,207	4.4%
German	756	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	424	1.5%
African	372	1.3%
Scottish	317	1.1%
European	315	1.1%
Polish	178	0.6%
Italian	153	0.6%
French	152	0.5%
Hungarian	90	0.3%
French Canadian	81	0.3%
Norwegian	70	0.3%
Portuguese	57	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	27,274	98.7%
Not a citizen	364	1.3%

Native	27,016	97.7%
Foreign-born	622	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
899	4.7%	2,070	10.9%	7,204	37.8%	5,950	31.2%	1,873	9.8%	1,056	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	899	4.7%
9-12 Years	2,070	10.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,204	37.8%
Some College	5,950	31.2%
Bach. Degree	1,873	9.8%
Grad Degree	1,056	5.5%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	12,384	11,704	680	5.5%	5.4%
1991	12,420	11,753	667	5.4%	5.3%
1992	12,818	12,136	682	5.3%	6.6%
1993	12,950	12,222	728	5.6%	5.7%
1994	12,796	12,146	650	5.1%	5.1%
1995	12,983	12,402	581	4.5%	4.8%
1996	13,077	12,300	777	5.9%	4.6%
1997	12,987	12,431	556	4.3%	4.5%
1998	13,299	12,830	469	3.5%	4.2%
1999	13,064	12,139	925	7.1%	3.8%

2000	12,735	12,094	641	5.0%	3.5%
2001	12,264	11,201	1,063	8.7%	4.1%
2002	11,751	10,627	1,124	9.6%	5.3%
2003	11,594	10,813	781	6.7%	5.1%
2004	11,761	11,002	759	6.5%	5.1%
2005	12,091	11,220	871	7.2%	5.7%
2006	11,817	11,017	800	6.8%	5.1%
2007	12,018	11,184	834	6.9%	4.9%
2008	12,014	10,940	1,074	8.9%	6.8%
2009	11,942	10,325	1,617	13.5%	10.4%

2010	11,967	10,484	1,483	12.4%	10.7%
2011	11,986	10,610	1,376	11.5%	10.1%
2012	11,949	10,692	1,257	10.5%	9.0%
2013	11,907	10,745	1,162	9.8%	8.1%
2014	11,290	10,281	1,009	8.9%	7.1%
2015	11,006	10,195	811	7.4%	6.1%
2016	11,143	10,415	728	6.5%	5.4%
2017	11,383	10,754	629	5.5%	4.8%
2018	11,392	10,884	508	4.5%	4.0%
2019	11,420	11,005	415	3.6%	3.5%

2020	11,328	10,578	750	6.6%	6.5%
2021	11,599	11,133	466	4.0%	3.9%
2022	11,741	11,368	373	3.2%	3.0%
2023	11,634	11,232	402	3.5%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	12,331
Median Value	$136,500

Occupied	10,412	84.4%
Vacant	1,919	15.6%

Owned	6,729	64.6%
Rented	3,683	35.4%
Median Rent	$778

Single-Family Units	9,063	73.5%
Detached	8,918	72.3%
Attached	145	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	581	4.7%
Mobile Homes	1,636	13.3%

Upson County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Upson County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Upson County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Upson County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Upson County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Upson County, GA