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Georgia·Whitfield County
14 tracts·30K people·$222K median·1,407/mi²
Hispanic 55 · White 34 · Black 6 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 40 · Living alone 31 · Other 29
Health 27 · Manufacturing 25 · Professional 18 · Retail 16 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 1
Production · transport 32 · Management · business · science · arts 29 · Sales · office 19 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dalton is $222,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Dalton has 34,538 residents across 5 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.7; the population is 54.7% Hispanic or Latino, 34.3% White, 6.3% Black, 2.3% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.6% (Census ACS).
Westwood Elementary School (53%), Brookwood Elementary School (50%) and Park Creek Elementary School (41%) lead the elementary schools; Dalton Jr. High School (51%) and Hammond Creek Middle School (43%) lead the middle schools; Dalton High School (24%) and The Dalton Academy (16%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $996/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Dalton is $63,577 a year, 26% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Dalton, median rent is $996/month and the median home value is $222,400 (Census ACS).
Dalton reported 2.2 violent crimes and 22.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 55 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dalton are tornado (98), cold wave (96) and lightning (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.38g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dalton, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).