CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lumpkin

Georgia · 1,250 residents · 1.58 sq mi

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Lumpkin is home to 1,250 people in Georgia. The poverty rate is 32.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 44% less than in Georgia as a whole. Median home value sits at $32,000. Renters pay $220 a month at the median. Median household income is $16,339, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,250

−9%vs 2000

vs 1,369 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(85)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(108)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(102)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(82)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(165)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(167)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(113)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(108)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(80)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,339

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,315 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,321

−48%vs 2000

vs $16,146 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.7%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,000

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$220

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $301 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic28.9%(395)

Black69.8%(956)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic33.8%(422)

Black65.8%(823)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Vietnamese1%(10)

Ancestry

English13.6%(136)

Irish2.7%(27)

Subsaharan African2.7%(27)

German2.2%(22)

French0.7%(7)

Welsh0.5%(5)

Croatian0.4%(4)

British0.3%(3)

Scottish0.3%(3)

American0.1%(1)

Italian0.1%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest Vietnamese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.9%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 21.2 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 married43.4%(238)

Married37.5%(206)

Widowed3.5%(19)

Divorced15.7%(86)

Women 15+

Never married37.3%(133)

Married47.1%(168)

Widowed3.9%(14)

Divorced11.8%(42)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.6%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.8%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.6%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.1%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% 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)7.7%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)61.5%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War34.6%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 26 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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