It’s not difficult to
“discover your true nature”
in Walker County, Georgia, nestled beneath historic Lookout Mountain.
The county is home to the Scenic Hometown Highway (U.S. Highway 27) and two of Georgia’s top 25 tourist destinations, Rock City Gardens and part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
A variety of national and international manufacturers have operations in Walker County, Georgia including one of the world’s largest carpet manufacturers, Shaw Industries. Other manufacturers having a presence in Walker include General Electric’s Roper Division and Nissin Brake.
This Northwest Georgia county, which borders Tennessee, is home to the cities of Chickamauga, LaFayette, Lookout Mountain, and Rossville. In addition to manufacturing and automotive suppliers, agriculture is a top industry in Walker County, Georgia with farms occupying 30 percent of the county’s land. The county is home to more than 600 farms whose leading products are beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry, and row crops.
For more information on Walker County, please visit their local development authority’s website at walkergada.us
| Demographics | |
|---|---|
| Population | 68,841 |
| Population change 2010 to 2020 | -1.6% |
| Age | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent, 2024 | 5.4% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent, 2024 | 21.3% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2024 | 19.6% |
| Gender | |
| Female persons, percent, 2024 | 49.7% |
| Male persons, percent, 2024 | 50.3% |
| Race | |
| White, percent, 2024 | 87.8% |
| Black or African American, percent, 2024 | 4.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native, percent, 2024 | 0.3% |
| Asian, percent, 2024 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2024 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races, percent, 2024 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2024 | 2.9% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ | 87.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+ | 21.0% |
| Commuting | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 24.8 |
| Homeownership & Income | |
| Homeownership rate, 2024 | 66.3% |
| Households, 2024 | 26,678 |
| Per capita money income in past 12 months, 2024 | $30,709 |
| Median household income, 2024 | $56,537 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2024 | $213,391 |
| Labor Force | 32,789 |
|---|---|
| Employed | 31,676 |
| Unemployed | 1,113 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.4% |
| Average Goods Producing Weekly Wage | $913 |
| Average Service Providing Weekly Wage | $798 |
Sources: Georgia DOL County Labor Profiles; Esri 2024