Cave Spring is a city of 1,080 people in Georgia. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $152,200. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 34% less than in Georgia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,882, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cave Spring
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants57.8% → 67.8%(+10.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age35.2 → 45.7(+10.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$110,643 → $152,200(+38%)US over the same years: +67%
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)33.7%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47%(39)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 83 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
Cave Spring, decade by decade
Cave Spring 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
950
$60,002
$110,643
17.8%
34.7
2000
975
$61,481
$137,535
15.1%
33.6
2010
1,200
$58,678
$142,994
13.8%
35.4
2020
1,174
$38,269
$119,749
18.3%
38.2
2024
1,080
$50,882
$152,200
17.6%
34.5
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.
