With 1,452 people, Darien is a city in Georgia. The median age is 52.1, about 13 years above the US median. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $172,200, having more than tripled since 2000. Households here earn about 26% less than in Georgia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Darien
What changed most since 1990
White share56.9% → 64.0%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share42.8% → 22.3%(−20.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median age34.1 → 52.1(+18.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)20.2%(21)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era74%(77)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 104 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
Darien, decade by decade
Darien 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
1,783
$45,678
$88,323
11.5%
61.6
2000
1,719
$43,966
$88,350
10.7%
64.8
2010
1,975
$51,315
$157,092
12.5%
66.9
2020
1,460
$46,347
$124,840
19.9%
69.3
2024
1,452
$57,000
$172,200
29.9%
66.3
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.
