Walton County, Georgia

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Walton County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for average commute time (145th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	103,313	10,940,407	334,922,499	605th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,945	$77,353	$80,734	422nd of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	37.6	38.9	2111th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	34.9%	35.7%	1291st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$339,500	$303,300	$332,700	461st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,175	$1,393	$1,413	578th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.9%	13.4%	12.5%	1965th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.1%	5.2%	1034th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	316.1	189.6	n/a	483rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	11.2%	14.1%	789th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.3	n/a	n/a	1739th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.3%	65.7%	65.2%	742nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.4	28.3	26.4	145th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.2%	15.9%	15.1%	617th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.9%	n/a	n/a	726th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.0%	46.5%	46.9%	385th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.5%	n/a	n/a	313th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	49.7	64.9	61.4

Age in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	40.0	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.9%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	35,755	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.6	2.5
Family Households	74.9%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.1%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.8%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.1%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	28.5%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,047	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.2%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.2%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.2%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.9%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.1%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.5%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	37,468	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.9%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.7%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.6%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,563	$2,341	n/a

Education in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	12.4%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.2%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.0%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.2%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.4%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.7%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Walton County, Georgia

Statistic	Walton County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.9%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.9%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.4%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.0%	12.3%	16.7%

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