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A town of 5,585, settled in 1881.
Hiram's crime rate is higher than 96% of U.S. towns, with 16 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Overall it grades C, 114th among Georgia's 258 graded towns. It is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Hiram’s average trip to work is 46 minutes, above both the Georgia town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 11 of Georgia’s 152 towns score lower on safety. Hiram has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Pickett's Mill Battlefield Site and Hiram Colored School.
Where Hiram beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
3,546 counted in 2010 and 4,929 in 2020; an estimated 5,585 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 13.4% since 2020, after 39% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Hiram is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 105 in 1900, 4,929 in 2020. The archive holds 31 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hiram. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw14 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
Big draw35 mi MountainStone Mountain
16 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
22 mi Zoo & aquariumGeorgia AquariumMercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hiram, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hiram.
Hiram draws workers from Dallas and beyond and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia; it also reports property crime at 4 times the Georgia rate.
4.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Hiram’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Hiram | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ben Hill | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 2. Hiram Ruritan Sports Complex | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Paulding County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 797 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Property crime runs at 58.7 per 1,000 residents, 4 times the Georgia rate, most of it theft.
The property crime rate in Hiram is 58.7 per 1,000 residents. Hiram reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less. The violent crime rate in Hiram is 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Hiram | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 58.7 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
7,864 jobs are based in Hiram, 3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 45.5 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Hiram for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Hiram grew to 7,864 in 2023, 3,005 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Atlanta (12%), Marietta (7%) and Sandy Springs (4%).
| Hiram | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $85,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 15% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Hiram since 2009.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Dallas 7 Ne weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 218 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 88% of Georgia places with climate records. July afternoons average 89°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 82% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 32°.
Hiram has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. About 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Hiram | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 32°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (39% statewide). 10% of residents are 65 or older in Hiram. Hiram has grown 13% since 2020, to 5,585 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Hiram | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.7 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 25% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Hiram | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.9% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.7% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.5% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.3% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Among 259 Georgia towns, just 6 have a higher median rent than Hiram. The typical Hiram home is worth about $309,000, about the same as a year ago, 6% below the Georgia typical home.
| Hiram | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,085 a month | $1,152 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hiram beats the Georgia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 45% of Hiram adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Hiram | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 40% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Hiram | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.4% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hiram
About 10 of every 100 Hiram residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Hiram’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Hiram on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Hiram (/Hai:rm/) is a city in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. It is approximately part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population is 4,929. It is east of the County seat of Dallas
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2 towns share a border with Hiram.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram | #114 | C | C+ | D− | B | B− |
| Dallas | #115 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Powder Springs | #43 | B+ | C+ | — | A− | B |
Dallas and Powder Springs report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hiram with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hiram grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #114 of 258 in Georgia. It grades B− for health, D− for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
