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Walker County, Georgia: crime rate, income and local data
Households here have a median income of $59,469 and the unemployment rate was 3.2% in August 2026. It is home to roughly 68,762 residents.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
Also on the map: income · hazard risk · Superfund · dams
What is the crime rate in Walker County?
We don't show a crime rate for Walker County: from Georgia GBI/GCIC county summary, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 average; the state does not say which agencies are missing, so counts may be partial. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Walker County?
The median household in Walker County earns $59,469 a year, 23% lower than the Georgia median ($77,353). The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $197,100 by its owners; renters pay a median $940. 12.0% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 12.3%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 1,068 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Walker County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 68,762 | 10,940,407 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $59,469 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $197,100 | $303,300 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $940 | $1,393 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 13.3% | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 12.0% | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 21.3% | 34.9% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 77.2% | 65.7% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 42.1 | 37.6 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 88.3% | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 12.6% | 12.4% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Walker County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Walker County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively Low”. Of the seven hazards on our map, FEMA rates these highest: tornadoes (Relatively High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists 1 active Superfund site (final or proposed) in Walker County: Mathis Brothers Landfill (South Marble Top Road). A listing means EPA is managing a long-term cleanup; it does not by itself mean anyone is exposed today.
High-hazard dams
Walker County has 1 dam classed as high hazard in the National Inventory of Dams. None is rated Poor or Unsatisfactory; 1 is rated Satisfactory or Fair. Tallest on the list: Town Creek WS Str # 1 (44 ft). “High hazard” describes what lies downstream (people would probably die if the dam failed), not how likely the dam is to fail.
Industrial chemical releases
1 facility in the county filed Toxics Release Inventory reports for 2024, together reporting 0 pounds of listed chemicals released on site. Reported releases are legal permitted amounts in most cases.
Disasters, air and water
Walker County was covered by 1 federal major disaster declaration from 2016 through 2025 (Hurricane 1), not counting COVID-19. EPA air monitors logged 0 days in 2024 when the air quality index reached “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse. Of 5 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 2 (moderate). NHTSA counted 13 traffic deaths in the county in 2024.
Is there road construction in Walker County?
Georgia does not publish an open highway work-zone feed that we can read yet, so road construction in Walker County is not on our map. Check the state's 511 traveler site for current closures.
See today's work zones on the map →
How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Walker County?
Federal school lists show 18 public and 1 private schools in the county. 4 nursing homes are certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 21 fire or EMS stations and 5 police or sheriff stations.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Walker County
Gun shops
6 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in Walker County, plus 8 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). 3 of them are pawnshops licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: Corner Pawn Shop INC (La Fayette), Elder's Ace Hardware Of Lafayette (La Fayette), Jp's Pawn Shop (Rossville), Mike's Music Supply & Pawn (Rossville), Twin City Pawn Shop (Rossville) and Walmart #2988 (La Fayette).
Liquor stores
5 liquor stores are on the map in Walker County: Flintstone Liquor (Flintstone), LaFayette Package (Liquor Store) (La Fayette), Rocks Liquors (Rock Spring), Thirsty Oak Wine & Spirits (Flintstone) and UnCorked Wine Spirits (Rossville). Georgia has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Walker County on the map.
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Walker County?
We don't show a crime rate for Walker County: from Georgia GBI/GCIC county summary, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 average; the state does not say which agencies are missing, so counts may be partial. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.
What is the median household income in Walker County?
$59,469 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $77,353 for Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Walker County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.2% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 1,068 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Walker County?
On FEMA's National Risk Index, Walker County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Relatively Low”. Of the seven hazards on our map, FEMA rates these highest: tornadoes (Relatively High).
Are there Superfund sites in Walker County?
EPA lists 1 active Superfund site (final or proposed) in Walker County: Mathis Brothers Landfill (South Marble Top Road).
How many nursing homes are in Walker County?
4 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).
How does Walker County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catoosa County | 68,634 | 1.4 | $74,639 |
| Chattooga County | 25,036 | 1.7 | $50,285 |
| Dade County | 16,165 | 0.83 | $64,568 |
| DeKalb County, AL | 72,269 | 1.1 | $51,204 |
| Floyd County | 99,693 | 4.5 | $65,565 |
| Gordon County | 59,100 | 2.1 | $63,650 |
| Hamilton County, TN | 376,192 | 6.2 | $76,183 |
| Whitfield County | 103,598 | 4.0 | $67,070 |
More: Georgia statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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