CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Locust Grove

Georgia · 1,457 residents · 11.9 sq mi

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With 1,457 people, Locust Grove is a city in Georgia. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The population has fallen 37% since 2000. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.2% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

1,457

−37%vs 2000

vs 2,322 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

+16%vs 2000

vs 31.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(99)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(88)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.9%(129)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(197)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(242)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.3%(194)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(155)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(53)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(22)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,279

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,480

−10%vs 2000

vs $16,120 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,900

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$383

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $581 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.0%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

17.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81%(1,880)

Black14.4%(334)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(48)

Asian0.4%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(1,255)

Black13.9%(202)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(13)

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

Puerto Rican3.4%(359)

Central American2.3%(243)

Panamanian2%(210)

Mexican1.6%(166)

Dominican0.7%(78)

Salvadoran0.3%(33)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.5%(53)

Cambodian0.2%(26)

Vietnamese0.2%(20)

Filipino0.1%(12)

Ancestry

American11.8%(1,244)

English5.6%(595)

West Indian4.2%(444)

Irish4.1%(435)

German2.7%(285)

Subsaharan African2.2%(228)

Nigerian2.2%(228)

Jamaican1.8%(189)

Haitian1.2%(124)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.9%(95)

Scottish0.5%(51)

French0.4%(38)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(33)

Italian0.3%(27)

Russian0.2%(21)

British0.2%(18)

Polish0.2%(18)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.2%

−14.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 26.2 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 married40%(1,567)

Married42.3%(1,660)

Widowed1.5%(60)

Divorced16.1%(633)

Women 15+

Never married37.2%(1,552)

Married44.5%(1,859)

Widowed4.6%(192)

Divorced13.7%(574)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.5%

−11.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.4%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.7%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% 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)61.1%(516)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(227)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era3.8%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.7%(48)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 845 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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