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  • FIPS 13297
  • Largest town: Monroe

Walton County, Georgia

Walton County had 109,792 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 326.8 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 159 in Georgia by population and 88th by land area.

Population
109,792
#25 of 159 in Georgia · #576 in US
Area
326.8 sq mi
#88 of 159 in Georgia · #2,747 in US
Density
336 / sq mi
#27 of 159 in Georgia · #395 in US
Median household income
$79,829
#21 of 159 in Georgia · #482 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Walton County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Walton County population, land area and income

Walton County had 109,792 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 326.8 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 159 in Georgia by population and 88th by land area. That works out to 335.9 people per square mile, 3.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Walton County is 4.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,829 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

109,792

3144th1st

576th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

327 sq mi

3144th1st

2747th of 3,144 (US)

Density

335.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

395th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$79,829

3143rd1st

482nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

109,792

159th1st

25th of 159 (GA)

Land area

327 sq mi

159th1st

88th of 159 (GA)

Density

335.9 / sq mi

159th1st

27th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$79,829

159th1st

21st of 159 (GA)

How Walton County's population changed since 2020

Walton County gained 12,656 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 13.0%. That ranks 7th of 159 in Georgia for growth. The median Georgia county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +4.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Walton County recorded 4,825 births and 4,758 deaths, a natural change of +67. Net international migration added +506 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +12,533. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 12,533 people.

97.1k202099.8k2021103.1k2022106.8k2023109.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
4,825
Deaths
4,758
Net international migration
+506
Net domestic migration
+12,533
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,014

Where Walton County is

The Census internal point of Walton County is at 33.783900, -83.731800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Walton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Echols County: -0.6%Wilcox County: +1.3%Polk County: +3.9%Bacon County: -0.6%Webster County: -1.6%Sumter County: -1.9%Jenkins County: +2.0%Gilmer County: +6.1%Murray County: +3.3%Glascock County: +4.0%Fayette County: +4.7%Rockdale County: +4.3%Clay County: -0.5%Dodge County: -1.6%Lamar County: +11.5%Monroe County: +12.0%Jasper County: +17.4%Stephens County: +2.5%Laurens County: +1.5%Johnson County: -0.1%Heard County: +5.9%Bibb County: +0.0%Cook County: +4.3%Schley County: -0.8%Chattooga County: +1.5%Crawford County: +2.0%Dade County: -1.0%Miller County: -2.8%Turner County: +0.4%Cherokee County: +9.5%Lanier County: +5.4%Haralson County: +7.9%Morgan County: +8.6%Towns County: +5.0%Bulloch County: +6.9%Ben Hill County: -1.3%Colquitt County: +2.3%Irwin County: -5.1%Coffee County: +1.8%Gordon County: +5.3%Butts County: +6.2%Franklin County: +7.4%Tift County: +0.8%Atkinson County: +1.5%Marion County: +1.4%Clinch County: +2.2%Madison County: +8.2%Putnam County: +5.5%Greene County: +10.8%Warren County: -1.2%Newton County: +9.8%Union County: +11.3%Forsyth County: +10.7%Baldwin County: -0.3%Seminole County: +1.5%Berrien County: +2.9%Habersham County: +7.6%Burke County: -0.7%Henry County: +7.2%Charlton County: +3.9%Brantley County: +4.2%Liberty County: +5.0%Lowndes County: +3.1%Douglas County: +5.0%Telfair County: -11.7%Randolph County: -4.4%Dooly County: +0.2%Baker County: -4.1%Banks County: +12.0%Catoosa County: +1.4%Walker County: +2.4%Paulding County: +11.2%Twiggs County: -3.5%Candler County: +0.9%Fulton County: +2.0%Elbert County: +2.5%Cobb County: +2.8%Lee County: +2.6%Houston County: +6.4%DeKalb County: +0.7%Taylor County: -0.5%Richmond County: -0.1%Fannin County: +1.6%Decatur County: +0.2%Dougherty County: -3.2%Pulaski County: +3.1%Bartow County: +7.5%Screven County: +1.7%Quitman County: +4.5%Taliaferro County: +4.0%Tattnall County: -0.2%Pierce County: +4.7%Ware County: -0.0%Toombs County: +1.5%McDuffie County: +0.7%Dawson County: +24.7%Clayton County: -0.6%Appling County: +1.6%Clarke County: +1.1%Camden County: +7.6%Crisp County: -2.9%Evans County: +0.7%Upson County: +2.2%Walton County: +13.0%Hall County: +9.0%Montgomery County: -0.0%Whitfield County: +2.2%Jeff Davis County: +2.1%Lincoln County: +4.5%McIntosh County: +7.4%Meriwether County: +4.0%Muscogee County: -2.5%Oconee County: +6.5%Peach County: +4.2%Pike County: +9.1%Wilkinson County: -1.9%Bryan County: +13.5%Chatham County: +4.2%Effingham County: +12.2%Harris County: +5.8%Treutlen County: +0.4%Long County: +25.7%Wayne County: +6.6%Oglethorpe County: +8.8%Wilkes County: +0.2%Jackson County: +22.3%Calhoun County: -2.4%Emanuel County: +1.4%Gwinnett County: +4.7%Talbot County: +0.5%Lumpkin County: +7.1%Spalding County: +4.2%Bleckley County: +0.8%Washington County: -0.6%Macon County: -1.6%Thomas County: +0.6%Grady County: +0.2%Columbia County: +6.8%Pickens County: +9.7%Chattahoochee County: -9.8%Carroll County: +8.7%Coweta County: +7.8%Hancock County: -0.3%White County: +5.5%Jones County: +2.3%Floyd County: +2.8%Mitchell County: -6.2%Glynn County: +2.4%Early County: -3.3%Wheeler County: -5.0%Barrow County: +14.6%Brooks County: +0.4%Hart County: +8.4%Stewart County: -9.2%Terrell County: -4.8%Jefferson County: -4.2%Worth County: -2.3%Rabun County: +4.7%Troup County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.6%
  2. < +1.5%
  3. < +4.0%
  4. < +7.2%
  5. ≥ +7.2%
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Orange pin: Walton County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.783900, -83.731800
DMS
33°47'2.04"N 83°43'54.48"W
UTM
17N 247050.3E 3741550.3N
Geohash
dnh2nwhm7
Plus code
865RQ7M9+H7

Towns in Walton County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Walton County, 36,500 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Walton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Monroe with 16,270.

  1. 01Monroe16,270
  2. 02Loganville (part)13,171
  3. 03Social Circle (part)5,410
  4. 04Walnut Grove1,649
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Walton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Walton County. The most populous is Gwinnett County, GA, with 1,003,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 37.8 miles W of Walton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 23.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Monroe, GA (population 16,270), 1.2 miles away.

Walton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Walton County is 13297: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 297. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,829.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Walton County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 109,792. That is up 12,656 people (13.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 97,136.

What is the FIPS code of Walton County?

13297. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (297) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Walton County?

Monroe, with 16,270 residents inside Walton County in 2024.

Which counties border Walton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gwinnett County, GA; Newton County, GA; Rockdale County, GA; Barrow County, GA; Oconee County, GA; Morgan County, GA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.