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Chattahoochee County, GA: population growth, jobs and income

Chattahoochee County gained 74 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.9%).

Chattahoochee County had an estimated 8,465 residents in 2025, down 10.6% (1,003 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Georgia as a whole (+5.3%), and the 158th fastest growth of 159 counties in Georgia.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,348/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes33.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

3

2025

0.4 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 96 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 1,026 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −45.8% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 7.3% in 2025, 0.2 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 3 new homes in 2025, or 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $61,042 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +33.6% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 3,081st.

Part of the Columbus, GA-AL metro area.

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Chattahoochee County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20258,465+74
20248,391−139
20238,530−188
20228,718−297
20219,015−453
20209,468–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Chattahoochee County

Chattahoochee County lost 1,003 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−1,807).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+123+648
International migrationfrom and to other countries+48+160
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−96−1,807
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1−4
Total change+74−1,003

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn GeorgiaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth158th of 1593,081st of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents155th of 1592,912th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth157th of 1583,090th of 3,092
Median household income63rd of 1591,965th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate159th of 1593,039th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents145th of 1562,524th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Chattahoochee County's population change (−10.6%) was ahead of 1 of its 5 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

Its median household income ($61,042, 2020–24) is higher than in all 5 of its neighbouring counties.

Chattahoochee County, GA and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Chattahoochee County, GA This county8,465−10.6%−11.30.4$61,042
Muscogee County, GA202,171−2.3%−3.01.3$58,073
Marion County, GA7,676+2.0%10.71.7$51,667
Stewart County, GA4,631−12.5%5.60.2$33,250
Russell County, AL58,898−0.6%2.42.6$51,197
Talbot County, GA5,709−0.3%2.10.0$41,597

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Chattahoochee County growing?

No. Its population fell 10.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,003 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Georgia as a whole changed +5.3% over the same years. That ranks 158th of 159 counties in Georgia for population growth.

How many people moved to Chattahoochee County?

On net, none in 2025: about 96 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Chattahoochee County?

It averaged 7.3% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Chattahoochee County?

About 8,465 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Chattahoochee County?

Private employers there had 1,026 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −45.8% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.