Georgia · Census place 21380
Dalton city, GA
Quick answer
Dalton city has 34,402 residents, ranking #35 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $61,236, the median home is worth $203,100 and median gross rent runs $924 a month.
- Population
- 34,402Dalton city residents
- Median household income
- $61,236Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $203,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $924Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dalton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dalton city median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.3% of residents and 53.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Stockbridge city 35,475
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- Duluth city 31,958
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