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Spalding County, Georgia

Spalding County, Georgia. Spalding County had 70,775 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 5.2% since 2020, in line with Georgia (+5.5%). It holds 6 places (2 cities, villages and boroughs and 4 census-designated) and 17 census tracts. GEOID 13255.

Spalding County is one of the 29 counties of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

70,775

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 67,306 · ACS 2020-2024: 68,892

Median household income

$62,071

±$3,644 (90% margin)
Georgia: $77,353

Median home value

$228,700

±$11,341 (90% margin)
Georgia: $303,300

Median gross rent

$1,113

±$31 (90% margin)
Georgia: $1,393

How many people live in Spalding County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 67,306 residents in Spalding County. The Census Bureau estimates 70,775 for July 1, 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, in line with Georgia (+5.5%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 68,892 over 196 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +255 (67,711)
2021→2022 +1,282 (68,993)
2022→2023 +958 (69,951)
2023→2024 +360 (70,311)
2024→2025 +464 (70,775)

Spalding County in Georgia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Spalding County	Georgia	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	68,892	10,940,407	+3,586
Households	26,471±407	4,074,366	+2,135
Average household size	2.57±0.04	2.62	no clear change
Housing units	28,714±60	4,541,835	+1,307

Spalding County's population since 2000

From 58,417 in 2000 to 70,775 in 2025: up 21.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 58,417
2005 (estimate) 61,091
2010 Census 64,073
2015 (estimate) 63,826
2020 Census 67,306
2025 (estimate) 70,775

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Spalding County?

Spalding County holds 6 places: 2 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 4 census-designated places. The largest is Griffin with 23,896 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Spalding County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Griffin	city	23,478	23,761±43	$43,632	$220,900	25.2%	100%
Experiment	CDP	3,328	3,387±527	$33,333	$137,500	33.7%	100%
East Griffin	CDP	1,561	1,174±276	$45,938	$65,300	32.4%	100%
Heron Bay	CDP	4,679	4,595±1,078	$106,338	$393,000	1.7%	15%
Orchard HillGEOID 1358296	town	219	152±83	$33,333	$72,900	27.8%	100%
Sunny Side	CDP	203	994±329	$44,750	$100,000	32.8%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Spalding County?

The median resident of Spalding County is 39.5 years old; 23.4% are under 18 and 19.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 53.4%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 35.8%. 4.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Spalding County	Georgia	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	39.5±0.6	37.6	no clear change
Under 18 years	23.4%±0.1 pts	23.2%	–
65 years and over	19.1%±0.2 pts	15.0%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.1%	11.0%	+1.5 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	53.4%±0.7 pts	49.1%	−5.1 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	35.8%±0.8 pts	30.7%	+1.7 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1.0%±0.2 pts	4.5%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.0%±0.8 pts	3.9%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.6%±0.6 pts	0.6%	–
Born outside the United States	4.1%±0.6 pts	11.2%	+1.0 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	6.7%±0.8 pts	15.5%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	8.5%±1.2 pts	7.2%	–
With a disability	13.9%±1.3 pts	13.1%	–
No health insurance coverage	13.3%±1.4 pts	12.4%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	85.5%±1.5 pts	89.2%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	18.5%±1.5 pts	34.9%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.4%±0.9 pts	13.9%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	2.0%±0.8 pts	2.7%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Spalding County earn?

Half of Spalding County's 26,471 households earn less than $62,071 a year (±$3,644), against $77,353 in Georgia. In 2015-2019 it was $57,979 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 18.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Spalding County	Georgia	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$62,071±$3,644	$77,353	no clear change
Mean household income	$95,451±$18,325	$106,944	–
Per capita income	$37,466±$6,394	$40,924	+$7,213
People below the poverty line	18.9%±2.5 pts	13.4%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	30.0%±5.2 pts	18.3%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	18.5%±2.0 pts	12.3%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	88.3%±2.0 pts	91.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Spalding County?

Owners occupy 62.7% of Spalding County's occupied homes and renters 37.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,700 by its owner (±$11,341). The median renter pays $1,113 a month including utilities, and 46.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Spalding County	Georgia	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$228,700±$11,341	$303,300	+$77,571
Median gross rent	$1,113±$31	$1,393	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	46.8%±4.9 pts	43.4%	+7.5 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,453±$51	$1,783	–
Owner-occupied homes	62.7%±2.2 pts	65.7%	no clear change
Housing units	28,714±60	4,541,835	+1,307
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.8%±1.2 pts	1.1%	–
Rental vacancy rate	6.3%±1.8 pts	6.8%	–
Single-family detached homes	76.6%±2.0 pts	66.3%	–
Mobile homes	6.0%±1.0 pts	7.8%	–
Built 2020 or later	2.0%±0.6 pts	2.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	4.1%±1.1 pts	3.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Spalding County building?

Builders took permits for 317 new housing units across Spalding County in 2025 (317 single-family), 4.5 per 1,000 residents.

2019 417 units
2020 430 units
2021 555 units
2022 524 units
2023 343 units
2024 342 units
2025 317 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Spalding County get to work?

79.5% of Spalding County's workers drive alone and 7.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.7 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 7.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Spalding County	Georgia	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	56.7%±1.6 pts	63.8%	–
Unemployment rate	7.3%±1.8 pts	5.1%	+2.4 pts
Drove alone to work	79.5%±3.0 pts	70.9%	–
Carpooled	10.8%±2.3 pts	8.9%	–
Public transportation	0.1%±0.1 pts	1.1%	–
Walked	0.9%±0.6 pts	1.3%	–
Worked from home	7.2%±1.5 pts	15.9%	+4.1 pts
Mean travel time to work	25.7 min±1.1	28.3 min	−3.5 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Spalding County's census tracts?

Spalding County is divided into 17 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $32,616 (Tract 1604.01) to $88,785 (Tract 1607.02).

Census tracts of Spalding County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 1601.0113255160101	–	3,885	3,609±587	$51,179	$177,600	$1,190	23.2%
Tract 1601.0213255160102	Sunny Side (20%)	2,107	2,013±328	$53,400	$171,100	$1,070	18.7%
Tract 1602.0113255160201	–	3,372	4,289±667	$73,010	$269,100	$1,016	10.6%
Tract 1602.0213255160202	Heron Bay (26%)	4,853	4,541±708	$83,372	$351,300	not published	3.0%
Tract 160313255160300	Griffin (47%)	3,122	2,786±609	$48,028	$156,300	$1,151	21.8%
Tract 1604.0113255160401	Experiment (89%)	2,446	2,834±487	$32,616	$142,900	$927	36.7%
Tract 1604.0213255160402	Griffin (73%)	3,672	2,879±519	$37,885	$116,700	$1,133	19.7%
Tract 160513255160500	Griffin (34%)	6,830	7,322±864	$69,128	$219,500	$1,186	16.4%
Tract 160613255160600	–	3,973	4,052±531	$86,538	$226,300	$1,312	8.2%
Tract 1607.0113255160701	Griffin (72%)	5,087	5,935±642	$36,695	$192,600	$1,162	37.7%
Tract 1607.0213255160702	Griffin (18%)	2,087	2,547±565	$88,785	$216,100	$1,619	14.2%
Tract 160813255160800	Griffin (95%)	4,038	4,333±670	$33,188	$140,200	$999	30.9%
Tract 160913255160900	Griffin (50%)	2,625	2,108±398	$41,007	$88,800	$1,103	30.3%
Tract 161013255161000	Orchard Hill (10%)	5,828	5,792±843	$54,852	$220,700	$1,007	19.9%
Tract 161113255161100	Griffin (73%)	4,117	3,893±458	$80,711	$250,900	$1,154	9.0%
Tract 1612.0113255161201	Griffin (9%)	4,092	4,494±604	$80,647	$219,700	$1,408	7.0%
Tract 1612.0213255161202	Griffin (91%)	5,172	5,465±792	$73,874	$240,500	$823	21.7%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Spalding County compare with Georgia's other counties?

Spalding County's rank among Georgia's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	36th of 159
Growth 2020-2025	62nd of 159
Residents per square mile	25th of 159
Median household income	59th of 159
Median home value	50th of 159
Median gross rent	37th of 157
Poverty rate	67th of 159
Bachelor's degree or higher	82nd of 159
Median age	86th of 159

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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