Spalding County, Georgia
Spalding County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 [United States census|2020 census], the population was 67,306. The county seat is Griffin. The county was created December 20, 1851, and named for former United States representative and senator Thomas Spalding.
Spalding County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and is water. The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state.The western portion of Spalding County, west of a line from Sunny Side through Griffin to Orchard Hill, is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin. The eastern part of the county is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.
Major highways
- Interstate 75
- U.S. [Route 19 in Georgia|U.S. Route 19]
- U.S. [Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]
- State Route 3
- State Route 7
- State Route 16
- State Route 92
- State Route 155
- State Route 362
- State Route 401
Adjacent counties
- Henry County
- Butts County
- Lamar County
- Pike County
- Meriwether County
- Coweta County
- Fayette County
- Clayton County
Communities
Cities
Town
Census-designated places
- Griffin, Georgia|East Griffin]
- Experiment
- Heron Bay
- Sunny Side
Demographics
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White | 37,105 | 55.13% |
| Black or African American | 23,148 | 34.39% |
| Native American | 154 | 0.23% |
| Asian | 640 | 0.95% |
| Pacific Islander | 23 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 2,570 | 3.82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,666 | 5.45% |
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 67,306, 25,726 households, and 16,563 families.The median age was 40.4 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.8 males age 18 and over. 59.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 40.7% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup of the county was 56.2% White, 34.6% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% from some other race, and 5.3% from two or more races. Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino] residents of any race comprised 5.4% of the population.
There were 25,726 households in the county, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 33.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 27,785 housing units, of which 7.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 61.3% were owner-occupied and 38.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%.