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Demographics & Labor

FANNIN COUNTY

POPULATION GROWTH

2010 2020 2025 2030
Population 23,377 26,320 27,047 26,726

Gender - Male 11,338 12,743 13,124 12,933
Gender - Female 12,039 13,577 13,923 13,793 14% Growth
Age (0-14) 3,821 3,405 3,096 2,698 2010-2030

Age (15-24) 2,310 2,308 2,405 2,325
Age (25-44) 4,900 4,772 4,731 4,753
Age (45-64) 7,514 7,195 6,149 5,410

Age (65+) 4,832 8,640 10,666 11,540

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Georgia Governor’s Office of Planning & Budget
*Fannin County area includes
AREA Fannin, Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin,
Murray and Union counties in
DATA Fannin County Fannin County Area* Georgia plus Cherokee County, NC
and Polk County, TN.
Population 26,188 272,770
Median Age 51.4 43.2
Median Household Income $45,647 $47,582
Per Capita Income $26,665 $25,654
Total Housing Units 17,028 14,506
Median Home Value $185,600 $164,638
Sources: Georgia Department of Labor Profile 2019, U.S. Census Bureau

Area Labor Draw

7,576 11,226
Fannin County’s labor draw pulls primarily from five counties:
Fannin, Gilmer, and Union County, GA, Cherokee County, NC
and Polk County, TN. Smaller numbers of workers come from
Clay County, NC and Dawson and Pickens County, GA. 11,512
10,274
15,505
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES 11,861
Dawson County – 5.7% Murray County – 7.8%
Fannin County – 4.6% Union County – 5.1%
Gilmer County – 5.7% Cherokee County, NC – 7.8% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor 16,719
Lumpkin County – 6.0% Polk County, TN – 8.3% Statistics, June 2020
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