Hall County is located in Northeast Georgia and encompasses 392 square miles. Gainesville, the county seat, is situated 50 miles northeast of Atlanta and 40 miles northwest of Athens. Bordered on the west by Lake Sidney Lanier, Hall County lies at the southern edge of the Chattahoochee National Forest and the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Population
Hall County: 212,692
Gainesville: 45,282
Gainesville-Hall County MSA Growth Rate: 14.8% (2010-2020)
Wealth
Median Household Income: $67,571
Per Capita Income: $33,209
Home Ownership Rate: 69.8%
Occupied Housing Units: 81,277
Climate
Average Annual Temperature: 61.5° F
Average Temperature (November – February): 46.5° F
Average Temperature (May – September): 75.1° F
Average Annual Rainfall: 54.4″
Average Annual Snowfall: 1.2″
Industry Mix
Goods Producing: 29.0%
Government: 11.0%
Services: 59.5%
Unclassified: 0.2%
Services include:
Healthcare: 14.7%
Retail Trade: 9.3%
Hospitality: 7.2%
Wholesale Trade: 5.2%
Transportation & Warehousing: 4.3%
Financial: 2.3%
Other: 16.5%
Demographics
23.7% People Under the Age of 18
60.2% People Ages 18-65
16.1% People Over the Age of 65
25.1% People with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
71% Voter Participation
2.8% Unemployment Rate
1,200 Physicians at Northeast Georgia Medical Center campuses
691 Hospital Bed Capacity (Gainesville and Braselton)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2022)
Source: Georgia Department of Labor (2023)