Alapaha is home to 444 people in Georgia. At a median age of 56.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 58% less than in Georgia as a whole. 31.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $99,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $32,569, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alapaha
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.6 → 56.8(+25.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share39.3% → 50.5%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population811 → 444(−45%)US over the same years: +35%
Its weight in Berrien County
Alapaha's population equals 2.4% of Berrien County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 0.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.9%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.2%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 43 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Alapaha, decade by decade
Alapaha population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
811
$51,001
$79,442
7.7%
64.9
2000
682
$40,845
$67,948
6.2%
59.2
2010
668
$42,549
$100,412
7.8%
63.2
2020
481
$45,451
$111,871
18.3%
73.5
2024
444
$32,569
$99,300
10.4%
63.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
