Dalton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 28,233 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Dalton is the 24th largest community in Georgia.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Dalton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.1% of the Dalton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Dalton is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dalton who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.88%), sales jobs (9.31%), and management occupations (9.20%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Dalton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.36 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Dalton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Dalton's citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

Dalton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Dalton are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 18.33% of adults in Dalton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Dalton in 2000 was $20,575, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,300 for a family of four.

Dalton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dalton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dalton is White, followed by African-American. Dalton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.18% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Dalton include English, Irish, and German.

In addition, Dalton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.52%).

The most common language spoken in Dalton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.