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Walker County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Chattanooga, TN-GA
Designated Market Area: Chattanooga, TN-AL-GA-NC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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Tracts in Walker County, GA

   



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2022 population: 68,915   ( 159 from 2010 , 1,255 from 2020)
Land area: 446.4 square miles
Population density: 154.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:61,698 89.53% 2.6%
Black:3,1794.61% 13.2%
Indian:2190.32% 28.8%
Asian:5620.82% 75.1%
2+ races:1,2221.77% 29.0%
Hispanic:2,0352.95% 82.8%
Total non-White:7,21710.47% 33.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,624 12.0
Deaths:2,24016.6
Net Migration: 1,85013.7
Net Immigration: 50.0
Change in White population:-1,645 -2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,804 2.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
68,756
63,34392.13%
2,8094.09%
1700.25%
3210.47%
9471.38%
1,1131.62%
5,4137.87%

2000
61,053
57,33693.91%
2,3003.77%
1720.28%
1780.29%
4540.74%
5650.93%
3,7176.09%

1990
58,340
55,70195.48%
2,1613.70%
1430.25%
1510.26%
n/a
1840.32%
2,6394.52%

1980
56,470
53,84495.35%
2,3204.11%
340.06%
540.10%
n/a
2180.39%
2,6264.65%

1970
50,691
48,05994.81%
2,5084.95%
150.03%
220.04%
n/a
800.16%
2,632 5.19%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,221 11.8
6,26710.3
3,0355.0
3010.5
6,007 9.8
1,696 2.8
1990's
NumberRate
8,256 14.2
6,40011.0
3,1865.5
1240.2
1,635 2.8
1,078 1.8
1980's
NumberRate
7,777 13.8
5,397 9.6
-185 -0.3
n/a
1,857 3.3
13 0.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
587 1.2
n/a
5,785 11.4
-6 -0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Walker 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
42.0
14,552 21.1%
54,363 78.9%
12,766 18.5%
26,087
2.55
18,015 69.1%
12,621 70.1%
1,756 9.7%
8,072 30.9%

2010
NumberPercent
39.7
16,256 23.6%
52,500 76.4%
10,302 15.0%
26,497
2.54
18,898 71.3%
14,073 74.5%
1,640 8.7%
7,599 28.7%

2000
NumberPercent
37.3
15,037 24.6%
46,016 75.4%
8,445 13.8%
23,684
2.54
17,646 74.5%
13,898 78.8%
1,455 8.2%
6,038 25.5%

1990
NumberPercent
34.5
15,260 26.2%
43,080 73.8%
7,799 13.4%
21,641
2.66
16,895 78.1%
14,256 84.4%
1,023 6.1%
4,746 21.9%

1980
NumberPercent
31.1
16,828 29.8%
39,642 70.2%
6,165 10.9%
19,546
2.87
16,021 82.0%
13,906 86.8%
850 5.3%
3,525 18.0%

2022 Housing Data for Walker County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units29,339 
Median Value$149,600 
Occupied26,08788.9%
Vacant3,25211.1%
Owned19,37974.3%
Rented6,70825.7%
Median Rent$847 
Single-Family Units22,89178.0%
    Detached22,50276.7%
    Attached3891.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,0793.7%
Mobile Homes3,73512.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Walker County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,2254.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,6186.2%
$15,000 to $19,9991,3485.2%
$20,000 to $24,9991,4425.5%
$25,000 to $29,9991,2644.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3375.1%
$35,000 to $39,9991,5285.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991,2514.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991,3545.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992,4799.5%
$60,000 to $74,9992,62310.1%
$75,000 to $99,9993,54813.6%
$100,000 to $124,9992,0227.8%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0043.8%
$150,000 to $199,9999683.7%
$200,000 or more1,0764.1%
Median Household Income52,276 
Per Capita Income28,554 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state81 
Compared to U.S.77 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,5035.8%
Public Assistance3841.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,14412.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed27,90667.4%
Unemployed1,6974.1%
In Armed Forces370.1%
Total Labor Force29,64071.6%
Not in Labor Force11,75328.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector11,7419,79154.5%
Non-Profit4091,18525.7%
Self-Employed2,2681,34362.8%
Local Government1,1411,44544.1%
State Government51855748.2%
Federal Government9116435.7%
Total Private + Self14,00911,13455.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,1593,35139.2%
Total16,16814,48552.7%
Pct. Govt.12.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,71712.1%
Sales and Office Occupations6,87522.4%
Professional, Technical5,71918.6%
Service Occupations4,70315.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2710.9%
All others9,66831.5%
White Collar 53.2%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing5,41617.7%
Health care and social assistance4,05313.2%
Retail trade3,40911.1%
Educational services3,09410.1%
Construction2,6998.8%
Transportation and warehousing1,6945.5%
Accommodation and food services1,6605.4%
Other services1,5445.0%
Professional, scientific, technical1,4094.6%
Finance and insurance1,2564.1%
Public administration9593.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9413.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6202.0%
Wholesale trade5311.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4861.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing3241.1%
Information2850.9%
Utilities2590.8%
Management430.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,0101.48%
Puerto Rican3960.58%
Cuban910.13%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1090.16%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan160.02%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan260.04%
Panamanian670.10%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American60.01%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian60.01%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1990.29%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean1960.29%
Indian530.08%
Chinese490.07%
Japanese440.06%
Filipino350.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English62,95997.7%
Spanish1,1251.7%
Korean1370.2%
Other Indo-European680.1%
Other Asian520.1%
German, other Germanic400.1%
Other210.0%
Arabic160.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic70.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American11,21416.5%
English10,30915.1%
Irish9,03013.3%
German4,4386.5%
Scottish1,7572.6%
Italian1,4092.1%
French1,3201.9%
Scotch-Irish9181.3%
Dutch8991.3%
European7871.2%
Polish6791.0%
Welsh6410.9%
British5330.8%
French Canadian3780.6%
Swedish3450.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen67,69299.5%
Not a citizen3730.5%
Native67,30298.9%
Foreign-born7631.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Walker County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,565 5.4%4,590 9.6%16,960 35.5%14,292 29.9%5,968 12.5%3,436 7.2%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,565 5.4%
9-12 Years 4,590 9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 16,960 35.5%
Some College 14,292 29.9%
Bach. Degree 5,968 12.5%
Grad Degree 3,436 7.2%
Average years of education: 12.7

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Walker County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 28,470 26,699 1,771 6.2% 5.4%
1991 29,022 27,147 1,875 6.5% 5.3%
1992 29,768 27,379 2,389 8.0% 6.6%
1993 29,677 27,957 1,720 5.8% 5.7%
1994 29,857 28,228 1,629 5.5% 5.1%
1995 29,999 28,324 1,675 5.6% 4.8%
1996 30,319 28,762 1,557 5.1% 4.6%
1997 30,926 29,244 1,682 5.4% 4.5%
1998 31,247 29,815 1,432 4.6% 4.2%
1999 31,929 30,706 1,223 3.8% 3.8%
2000 30,270 29,206 1,064 3.5% 3.5%
2001 30,684 29,356 1,328 4.3% 4.1%
2002 31,263 29,795 1,468 4.7% 5.3%
2003 31,966 30,503 1,463 4.6% 5.1%
2004 32,330 30,856 1,474 4.6% 5.1%
2005 32,905 31,165 1,740 5.3% 5.7%
2006 33,718 32,094 1,624 4.8% 5.1%
2007 33,041 31,450 1,591 4.8% 4.9%
2008 33,337 30,958 2,379 7.1% 6.8%
2009 32,248 28,556 3,692 11.4% 10.4%
2010 31,068 27,822 3,246 10.4% 10.7%
2011 31,016 27,996 3,020 9.7% 10.1%
2012 30,820 28,089 2,731 8.9% 9.0%
2013 30,120 27,705 2,415 8.0% 8.1%
2014 29,356 27,230 2,126 7.2% 7.1%
2015 29,064 27,298 1,766 6.1% 6.1%
2016 29,938 28,247 1,691 5.6% 5.4%
2017 31,159 29,736 1,423 4.6% 4.8%
2018 31,344 30,116 1,228 3.9% 4.0%
2019 31,433 30,280 1,153 3.7% 3.5%
2020 30,601 29,106 1,495 4.9% 6.5%
2021 30,754 29,771 983 3.2% 3.9%
2022 31,180 30,239 941 3.0% 3.0%
2023 32,199 31,247 952 3.0% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com