With 2,512 people, Demorest is a city in Georgia. This skews young, with a median age of 25.3. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,047 people. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,941, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 25.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Demorest
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.0 → 25.3(−5.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,088 → 2,512(+131%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree25.0% → 28.3%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Demorest's population equals 5.3% of Habersham County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.8% 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)15.3%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(34)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II13.3%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 98 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
Demorest, decade by decade
Demorest 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
1,088
$56,541
$128,404
25.0%
16.0
2000
1,465
$57,167
$149,011
21.8%
20.8
2010
1,823
$49,662
$181,404
21.6%
31.7
2020
2,022
$55,205
$138,536
25.6%
44.2
2024
2,512
$77,941
$232,600
28.3%
42.3
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.
