Dalton, Georgia demographics

Dalton, GA demographics: median age 33.7; 24.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dalton city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1321380. The survey estimates a population of 34,538 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dalton is 33.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 12,399 households (±457). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.7 ±2.1	37.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Under 18	8,739 ±728	25.3% ±2.1 pp	23.2%	22.0%
18–34	8,941 ±785	25.9% ±2.3 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	12,379 ±921	35.8% ±2.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	4,479 ±520	13.0% ±1.5 pp	15.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Male	17,309 ±672	50.1% ±1.9 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	17,229 ±666	49.9% ±1.9 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
White alone	16,336 ±1,411	47.3% ±4.1 pp	50.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,180 ±333	6.3% ±1.0 pp	31.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,778 ±882	5.1% ±2.6 pp	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	761 ±314	2.2% ±0.9 pp	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	19 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	8,904 ±1,399	25.8% ±4.1 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,560 ±1,209	13.2% ±3.5 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,654 ±1,075	45.3% ±3.1 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18,884 ±1,078	54.7% ±3.1 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,963 ±493	40.0% ±3.7 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,115 ±299	9.0% ±2.4 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,130 ±406	17.2% ±3.2 pp	14.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,797 ±549	30.6% ±4.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	394 ±203 · low precision	3.2% ±1.6 pp · low precision	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,845 ±347	31.0% ±2.6 pp	31.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,554 ±595	69.0% ±4.1 pp	68.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,399
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,797 ±549	30.6% ±4.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,352 ±466	27.0% ±3.6 pp	33.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,899 ±370	15.3% ±2.9 pp	16.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,723 ±404	13.9% ±3.2 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	705 ±231	5.7% ±1.9 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	462 ±197	3.7% ±1.6 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	461 ±204	3.7% ±1.6 pp	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Native	24,565 ±947	71.1% ±2.7 pp	88.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,973 ±946	28.9% ±2.7 pp	11.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 32,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
English only	17,323 ±1,357	53.6% ±4.2 pp	84.5%	77.7%
Spanish	14,463 ±1,299	44.8% ±4.0 pp	8.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	21 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	125 ±114 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.0%
Korean	73 ±81 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	71 ±103 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Vietnamese	64 ±69 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	42 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	90 ±110 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	34 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 21,951
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,547 ±840	29.8% ±3.7 pp	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,583 ±669	25.4% ±3.0 pp	26.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,180 ±534	14.5% ±2.4 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,304 ±300	5.9% ±1.4 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,965 ±440	13.5% ±2.0 pp	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,372 ±487	10.8% ±2.2 pp	13.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 34,351
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Georgia	U.S.
Same house	29,727 ±1,066	86.5% ±3.1 pp	87.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,470 ±738	7.2% ±2.1 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,117 ±453	3.3% ±1.3 pp	4.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	647 ±297	1.9% ±0.9 pp	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	390 ±236 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

20.0% of Dalton residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 86.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dalton	Georgia	U.S.	Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	20.0% ±2.3 pp	12.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.7% ±2.1 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±1.2 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dalton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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