CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Forsyth

Georgia · 4,268 residents · 9.01 sq mi

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Forsyth is home to 4,268 people in Georgia. The typical home is worth $56,400. 20.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $292 a month at the median. Households here earn about 17% less than in Georgia as a whole. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% 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

4,268

+13%vs 2000

vs 3,776 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(311)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(262)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(369)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(284)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(645)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(634)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(447)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(308)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(387)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(238)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,074

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,523 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,903

−43%vs 2000

vs $19,097 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.5%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,400

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $441 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

42.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(1,523)

Black56.8%(2,143)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(60)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic44.9%(1,915)

Black55.1%(2,353)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(19)

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

Mexican6.4%(298)

Cuban0.6%(29)

Ancestry

Scotch-Irish8.6%(401)

English7.6%(355)

American5.5%(253)

West Indian4.2%(197)

Irish3.9%(182)

Haitian2.7%(126)

German1.8%(82)

Scottish1.6%(72)

Jamaican1.5%(71)

Russian1.4%(66)

Dutch1.1%(50)

Norwegian0.8%(37)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.8%(37)

Croatian0.3%(16)

Italian0.3%(16)

French0.3%(12)

RANKED:Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.4%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married25.8%(415)

Married60%(965)

Widowed1.8%(29)

Divorced12.4%(200)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(513)

Married51.6%(1,094)

Widowed12.5%(265)

Divorced11.7%(248)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−25.7 ptssince 2013

from 28.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.2%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.3%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% 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)20.8%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(60)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.7%(48)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.8%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 173 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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