CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Coolidge

Georgia · 611 residents · 0.82 sq mi

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Coolidge is a city of 611 people in Georgia. The poverty rate is 38.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 55% less than in Georgia as a whole. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $26,200. Households take in $13,194 at the median, 56% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

611

+11%vs 2000

vs 552 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−16%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024923

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(50)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(56)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(30)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(83)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(85)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(52)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(45)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(43)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(37)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,194

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,256

−45%vs 2000

vs $11,413 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

38.7%

+15.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,200

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$258

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $298 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

31.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.3%(311)

Black40.2%(222)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(10)

Asian1.4%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic48.9%(299)

Black51.1%(312)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.8%(266)

Ancestry

American19.2%(177)

German9.6%(89)

English8.9%(82)

Irish7.8%(72)

Scottish3.5%(32)

Subsaharan African0.8%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(5)

Dutch0.3%(3)

Norwegian0.3%(3)

French0.2%(2)

Polish0.2%(2)

Russian0.2%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

43.1%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 12.8 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 married24.4%(97)

Married40.3%(160)

Widowed2.3%(9)

Divorced33%(131)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(63)

Married51.7%(134)

Widowed5%(13)

Divorced18.9%(49)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

27.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 27.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

24.7%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.7%

+14.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

34.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.1%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era3.7%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 81 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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