Official Federal Data
Chattahoochee County, Georgia
Columbus, GA-AL · Population 8,887
9 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$61,042 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
7.3% up from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
$2.2B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
29.6% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Small population: 8,887 residents. These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates, which carry a wide margin of error for places under 20,000 people. Read each value as an approximate range, and treat year-over-year changes as indicative rather than exact. A small shift can reflect survey sampling, not a real change on the ground.
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$61,042 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$29,560 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$72,316 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$68,356 metro RPP 89.3
Poverty Rate
13.9% down from 2019 vs 2019approx.
Median Income Comparison
Chattahoochee County$61,042
Georgia$77,353
National$80,734
Chattahoochee County is $16,311 (21.1%) below the Georgia median.
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Columbus, GA-AL, 89.3 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Chattahoochee County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 14.8%
18-34 · 62.9%
35-54 · 13.1%
55-64 · 4.8%
65+ · 4.5%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
96.5%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +6.9 pts vs national
29.6%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 6.1 pts vs national
9.5%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 4.6 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
8,887
Population
1,381
Labor Force
Employed
1,256
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
7.3% up from 2024 +0.1 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 16 min below national avg
10.5 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
8.7%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income gap: Households earn meaningfully less than the national median, which directly affects retail demand, housing absorption, and tax base.
- Below the state median: Median household income runs $16,311 (21.1%) under the Georgia median, so statewide income averages overstate local household buying power.
- Cost of living stretches income further: Local prices run 10.7% below the national average, so the nominal median of $61,042 is worth $68,356 at national average prices. BEA publishes price parity at metro level, not county level.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 6.1 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
- Young population: Median age of 24 is materially below the U.S. norm, a workforce pipeline asset.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$2.2B up from 2023 +5.6% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+5.6% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+10.1% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
89.3
Cost of Living · metro · Below Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employs 652 workers (44% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $63,059. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 277 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $2.2B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $63,059 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $27,387, a 2.3x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
2 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Cluster at 89.8% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
726
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
4.48x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
4.48x 652
Construction of Buildings
2.98x 74
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services concentrates at 4.48x the national norm, strong concentration that anchors the local economy and supports supply-chain attraction strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$102,700 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,348 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
39.3% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
33.7% up from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
2.7% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
1.7x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Affordable
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$895/mo
1 Bedroom
$939/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,088/mo
3 Bedroom
$1,445/mo
4 Bedroom
$1,703/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,467/mo, from a renter median of $58,697) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 39.5% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 11% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- Affordable market: Home value to income ratio of 1.7x is well below the ~4.1x national average; supports talent attraction and family settlement narratives.
- Renter-majority market: 39.3% owner-occupied; flexible labor mobility but consider home-buying pipeline if attracting families.
- Elevated vacancy: 33.7% of housing units are vacant, above the Georgia rate of 10.3%, and up from 23.1% in 2019.
- Vacancy composition: the largest vacancy category is other vacant at 53.4% of vacant units, with seasonal and recreational use at 2.4%.
- Genuinely available supply: units listed for rent or for sale are 8.1% of the vacant stock, or 2.7% of all housing units against the 33.7% headline vacancy rate. Absorbable supply for an incoming employer is thin, and the gap between the two is the redevelopment and conversion opportunity.
- Affordable rent tiers: 4 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $58,697 can pay without cost burden (~$1,467/mo), and 39.5% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
7,179 down from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 16 min below national avg
10.5 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
8.7%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
27.7%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (7,635)
up from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003
Bachelor's+
29.6% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
96.5% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Chattahoochee County
The IPEDS institutional directory lists no college, university, or technical school located in Chattahoochee County. Any training pipeline serving this county runs through institutions outside it, which this page does not aggregate.
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
6%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 4.8% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
29.5%
Service
27.2%
Sales & Office
19.7%
Construction / Maint.
5.7%
Production / Transport
17.8%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 1,256 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Strong participation: 82.9% labor force participation among working-age residents indicates an engaged, available workforce.
- Short commutes: 10.5-minute mean commute is a quality-of-life and labor-access advantage worth surfacing for site selectors.
- Talent pipeline: no college, university, or technical school is located in Chattahoochee County per the IPEDS institutional directory, so any training pipeline serving it runs through institutions outside the county.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 9 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Chattahoochee County shows meaningful potential for professional, scientific, and technical services attraction, with a 4.48x concentration and 652 jobs in this sub-sector.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2024 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Chattahoochee County, Georgia, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Chattahoochee County, Georgia?
8,887 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Chattahoochee County, Georgia?
$61,042 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Columbus, GA-AL (89.3 against a national average of 100), that is $68,356 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Chattahoochee County, Georgia?
7.3% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Chattahoochee County, Georgia?
$2.2B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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