CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chickamauga

Georgia · 2,149 residents · 2.85 sq mi

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Chickamauga is home to 2,149 people in Georgia. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $48,000. Households here earn about 17% less than in Georgia as a whole. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. Households take in $24,120 at the median, 20% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,149

−4%vs 2000

vs 2,245 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(128)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(201)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(163)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(128)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(347)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(308)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(256)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(173)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(197)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(111)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,120

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,110 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,307

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,716 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.4%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,000

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$342

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $484 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

30.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(2,203)

Black0.6%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(9)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(2,135)

Black0.3%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(36)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(19)

Korean0.4%(12)

Ancestry

Irish21.8%(658)

American18%(542)

English16.1%(486)

German12.6%(381)

French Canadian4%(121)

Scottish2.3%(68)

Italian2%(60)

Swedish1.4%(42)

Polish0.9%(27)

French0.7%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(15)

Swiss0.3%(10)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.3%(9)

British0.3%(8)

Dutch0.2%(6)

Norwegian0.1%(4)

Welsh0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.2%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married14.7%(157)

Married69%(735)

Widowed4.2%(45)

Divorced12%(128)

Women 15+

Never married15.3%(198)

Married60.8%(788)

Widowed10.3%(133)

Divorced13.6%(176)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.9%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.2%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.4%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.6%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.1%(47)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 92 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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