CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cumming

Georgia · 2,798 residents · 7.54 sq mi

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Cumming is a city of 2,798 people in Georgia. There are 1,422 fewer people here than in 2000. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. Median household income is $27,394, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,798

−34%vs 2000

vs 4,220 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+4%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(139)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(154)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(224)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.8%(106)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.9%(277)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(478)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(322)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(236)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(230)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(314)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(200)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.2%(118)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,394

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,237 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,336

−19%vs 2000

vs $16,445 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$88,200

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $149,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$446

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $602 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.9%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.5% in 2000

44.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(3,381)

Black0.7%(30)

Hispanic / Latino16.7%(704)

Asian0.3%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(2,607)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino7%(197)

Asian0%(0)

Other6.8%(191)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.1%(770)

Central American3.1%(265)

Panamanian1.1%(96)

Guatemalan0.9%(77)

Salvadoran0.6%(50)

Puerto Rican0.5%(45)

Nicaraguan0.5%(42)

South American0.3%(24)

Dominican0.2%(18)

Peruvian0.2%(13)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian10.7%(904)

Korean0.2%(21)

Ancestry

German12%(1,018)

English9.6%(811)

American7.7%(651)

Irish6.5%(550)

Italian3.5%(298)

Polish2.3%(197)

French2%(166)

Scottish2%(166)

Welsh0.7%(63)

Portuguese0.6%(53)

Hungarian0.6%(48)

French Canadian0.6%(47)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(45)

Russian0.3%(28)

Arab0.3%(27)

Swedish0.3%(26)

Canadian0.2%(20)

Syrian0.2%(19)

Subsaharan African0.2%(15)

West Indian0.2%(14)

Haitian0.2%(14)

Jamaican0.2%(14)

Czech0.1%(12)

Finnish0.1%(12)

Dutch0.1%(9)

Egyptian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.7%

−15.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 19.9 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 married47.3%(1,547)

Married42.9%(1,403)

Widowed5.5%(179)

Divorced4.3%(141)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(1,020)

Married38.4%(1,447)

Widowed16.7%(629)

Divorced17.8%(671)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.5%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 25.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% 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)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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