Cumming is a city of 8,469 people in Georgia. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 4,249 people. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1,123 people per square mile. Median household income is $85,868, close to the national figure. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,868, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cumming
What changed most since 1990
Population2,798 → 8,469(+203%)US over the same years: +35%
White share93.0% → 60.4%(−32.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.9% → 34.9%(+25.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Cumming's population equals 3.2% of Forsyth County's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 9.7% 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)18.8%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.9%(36)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.4%(46)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 404 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
Cumming, decade by decade
Cumming 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
2,798
$65,747
$211,686
9.9%
16.4
2000
4,220
$69,655
$271,609
16.7%
41.2
2010
5,430
$51,973
$281,672
13.1%
62.7
2020
7,318
$60,795
$290,283
30.9%
76.0
2024
8,469
$85,868
$382,900
34.9%
73.7
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.
