With 673 people, Attapulgus is a city in Georgia. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 55.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 47 minutes. The median age is 32.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 50%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
2% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Attapulgus
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate15.5% → 55.7%(+40.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share0.5% → 36.3%(+35.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share58.3% → 21.5%(−36.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Attapulgus's population equals 2.3% of Decatur County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 5.8% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.6%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 27 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
Attapulgus, decade by decade
Attapulgus 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
432
$64,876
$88,803
5.2%
62.2
2000
492
$46,680
$73,413
6.6%
71.9
2010
449
$43,157
$99,837
13.1%
77.8
2020
454
$47,976
$82,903
3.1%
85.1
2024
673
$38,750
$67,500
1.9%
84.3
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.
