Population

General Population
2011                                                                    
County 28,780
Bremen 6,227 
Tallapoosa 3,170
Buchanan 1,104
Waco 516
Population By Race 
2000 Census    
2010 Census    
White 23,885 26,707
Black 1,388 1,353
Asian 87 141
Other 195 597

 
Households
2000 Census
 2010
Number of Households 9,826 12,287 
Average Income $40,903 $46,662
Median Income $31,999 $38,713

Labor

Projected Work Age Population

County
20-24
25-34
35-49
50-65
 65+ 
Total
Carroll 9,841 14,732 22,329 18,761 12,108  77,771 
Haralson 1,735  3,307 6,187 5,488  4,036  20,753
Paulding 7,608 19,394 36,695  21,611 10,220  95,352
Polk 2,702 5,270 8,251  7,594 5,535  29,352
Cleburne, AL 769 1,622 3,171 3,091  2,361  11,014
Totals 22,655 44,325 76,633 56,545  34,260 234,418

 

General Information
2011                               
Labor Force 12,266
Employment                                                        10,974                                                                   
Draw Area Manufacturing Employment 12,500
Registered Applicants 59,833 
Average Manufacturing Weekly Wage $771
Average Non-manufacturing Weekly Wage     $610

 

Unemployment Rate
2011                             
Haralson County 10.5%
Georgia 10.3%
United States 9.1%

Draw Area (Persons 16 Years and Older)

County
Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
Carroll 51,926 46,204 5,722 11%
Haralson 12,266 10,974 1,292 10.5%
Paulding 67,018 60,146 6,872 10.3%
Polk 20,797 18,674 2,123 10.2%
Cleburne, AL 6,263 5,717 546 8.7%
Totals 158,270 141,715 16,555 10.14%
         

Commuting Patterns (Based On 2000 Census)

County
Commuting In
Commuting Out
% Commuting Out
Total Residents Employed
Carroll 10,762 15,119 38% 39,730
Haralson 2,099 6,011 54% 11,040
Paulding 4,803 30,736 75% 40,830
Polk 3,007 6,970 45% 15,552
Cleburne, AL 800 3,644 60% 6,060
Totals 21,471 62,480 55% 113,212

 

Draw Area Industry Mix

Industry
Firms
Employment
% Employment
Weekly Wage
Food

14

2,865

4

586
Transportation Equipment

18

2,433

3

873
Plastics & Rubber Products

15

1,423

2

686
Primary Metal

11

0

0

0
Fabricated Metal Products

62

908

1

997
Paper

9

779

1

945
Nonmetallic Mineral Products

20

597

1

908
Computer & Electronic Products

5

364

0

937
Printing and Related Support Activities

18

390

1

741
Textile Mills

7

275

0

632
Wood Products

20

255

0

473
Chemical

8

191

0

893
Machinery

17

167

0

816
Miscellaneous

17

142

0

853
Textile Product Mills

8

86

0

487
Furniture and Related Products

24

0

0

0
Electrical Equipment, Applicance, & Components

1

0

0

0
Leather & Allied Products

1

0

0

0
Apparel

11

0

0

0
Beverage & Tobacco Products

1

0

0

0
Petroleum and Coal Products

2

0

0

0
Totals

289

10,875

13

773