Whitesburg, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 596. Estimated population in July 2024: 583 (-2.2% change)
Males: 290 (48.7%), Females: 306 (51.3%)
Carroll County
Zip code: 30185
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $26,750
Median house value: $59,200
Population by Race
Races in Whitesburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.9%)
- Black (16.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (23.7%), English (10.1%), Irish (9.7%), German (1.3%), Subsaharan African (1.0%).
Elevation: 852 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Whitesburg
- High school or higher: 50.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Whitesburg town
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 13.8%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -94 (-13.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitesburg:
- EMORY PEACHTREE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NEWNAN, GA)
- NEWNAN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NEWNAN, GA)
- TANNER MEMORIAL CENTER (about 15 miles; CARROLLTON, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whitesburg:
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 36 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 40 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 62 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitesburg:
- NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY (about 17 miles; NEWNAN, GA; Abbreviation: CCO)
- WEST GEORGIA RGNL – O V GRAY FIELD (about 19 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Abbreviation: CTJ)
- SOUTH FULTON (about 20 miles; PALMETTO, GA; Abbreviation: 8A9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whitesburg:
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 14 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,241)
- ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,652)
- MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,867)
- MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE (about 39 miles; Atlanta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,708)
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,559)
Public primary/middle school in Whitesburg:
- WHITESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 411; Location: 868 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)