---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Heard County, GA"
classification: county
fips: "13149"
state: "GA"
demographics:
  population: 11773
  population_under_18: 2716
  population_18_64: 6980
  population_65_plus: 2077
  median_household_income: 65868
  poverty_rate: 17.92
  homeownership_rate: 72.29
  unemployment_rate: 4.28
  median_home_value: 186800
  gini_index: 0.4821
  vacancy_rate: 10.56
  race_white: 10031
  race_black: 913
  race_asian: 53
  race_native: 4
  hispanic: 328
  bachelors_plus: 1450
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ga/districts/03"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/ga/districts/senate/6"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
  - to: "us/states/ga/districts/house/72"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9998
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ga]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Heard County, GA

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 11773 |
| Under 18 | 2716 |
| 18–64 | 6980 |
| 65+ | 2077 |
| Median household income | 65868 |
| Poverty rate | 17.92 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.29 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.28 |
| Median home value | 186800 |
| Gini index | 0.4821 |
| Vacancy rate | 10.56 |
| White | 10031 |
| Black | 913 |
| Asian | 53 |
| Native | 4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 328 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 1450 |

## Districts

- [GA-03](/us/states/ga/districts/03.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [GA Senate District 6](/us/states/ga/districts/senate/6.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [GA House District 72](/us/states/ga/districts/house/72.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries