The Town Files

Paulding County, Georgia

178,909 people. The median home is worth $326,300 (typical Georgia town: $202,650) and the median household earns $98,031.

Towns in Paulding County

Towns in Paulding County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Dallas14,042$251,800$75,54534.0
Hiram4,929$303,200$85,11930.7

People and housing

Paulding CountyTypical Georgia town
Median home value$326,300$202,650
Median rent$1,772$1,000
Median household income$98,031$57,176
Median age36.937.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%19.6%
Below the poverty line6.6%16.2%

Jobs and pay

30,033 jobs in 2024, average pay $48,705 a year.

Largest industries in Paulding CountyRetail5,500 jobs · $35,654Health care & social assistan…4,508 jobs · $60,617Hotels & restaurants3,952 jobs · $21,714Construction2,512 jobs · $64,460Administrative & support1,574 jobs · $40,736Manufacturing1,380 jobs · $64,487
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Paulding County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 2.9%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 447 storm events in Paulding County from 1996 to 2026, with 2 deaths.

Storm events in Paulding County by type since 1996Hail68Heat9Flood9Drought41Lightning13Flash Flood19Strong Wind7Winter Storm9Tropical Storm14Winter Weather19
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Paulding County has been included in 20 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
October 9, 2026Tropical StormEM-3657: Hurricane Isaias
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3642: Severe Winter Storm
September 30, 2024HurricaneDR-4830: Hurricane Helene
September 26, 2024Tropical StormEM-3616: Hurricane Helene
January 12, 2021HurricaneDR-4579: Tropical Storm Zeta
March 29, 2020BiologicalDR-4501: Covid-19 Pandemic
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).