WALESKA, GA

With an 804-person population in 2020, Waleska, Georgia had a median age of 20.6 and a median household income of $55,417. Waleska, Georgia's population increased by 8.65% between 2019 and 2020, from 740 to 804, and its median household income decreased by N/A, from N/A to $55,417, or N/A% N/A.

White (non-Hispanic) makes up 60.2% of the population of Waleska, Georgia, followed by Black or African American (18.2%), Two+ (non-Hispanic) (10.1%), White (Hispanic) (6.09%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.61%).

None of the households in Waleska, Georgia indicated that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

Americans make up 97.5% of the population of Waleska, Georgia.

Reinhardt University is the largest university in Waleska, Georgia (347 degrees awarded in 2020).

Waleska, Georgia's median home value in 2019 was $160,000, and the homeownership rate there was 48.6%. The majority of residents of Waleska, Georgia commuted alone by car, and the trip took an average of 19.4 minutes. In Waleska, Georgia, there were typically two cars per household.

Diversity

There are 804 people living in Waleska, Georgia, and 97.5% of them are citizens. As of 2020, 2.49% of Waleska, Georgia residents were foreign-born (20 people).

Waleska, Georgia had 484 more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other racial or ethnic group. The next most prevalent ethnic groups were 81 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 146 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic).

Ethnicity and Race

Waleska, Georgia had 484 more White (non-Hispanic) residents in 2020 than any other racial or ethnic group. The next most prevalent ethnic groups were 81 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 146 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic).

In Waleska, Georgia, 10.3% of the population is Hispanic (83 people).

Population Born Abroad

2.49% of Waleska, Georgia citizens (or 20 persons) were foreign-born in 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Waleska, Georgia had 3.24% of residents who were foreign-born in 2019, indicating that the percentage has been declining.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Waleska, Georgia, in 2020 was 20.6. Citizens who were born in the country were often younger than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 22. However, the population of Waleska, Georgia, is aging. The average age of all Waleska, Georgia residents in 2019 was 21.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 234,298 of the foreign-born residents of Georgia in 2020, followed by India (98,606) and Jamaica (44,462) as the most frequent birthplaces.

Citizenship

Waleska, Georgia's population was 97.5% US citizens as of 2020, which is greater than the 93.4% national average. Waleska, Georgia has 96.8% US citizens in 2019, indicating that the rate of citizenship has been rising.

Veterans

Seven times more military troops from Vietnam than from any other combat reside in Waleska, Georgia.

Economy

Georgia's gender wage disparity is 1.35 times greater for men than for women, who earn $51,276 on average. Georgia's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.476, which is lower than the US average.



226 persons are employed in Waleska, Georgia's economy. In Waleska, Georgia, educational services employ 76 people, professional, scientific, and technical services employ 43 people, and retail trade employs 28 people. The industries with the highest salaries are finance & insurance, real estate & rental & leasing, and transportation & warehousing, & utilities ($57,813).