CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Milledgeville

Georgia · 17,727 residents · 20.3 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

Part of the Milledgeville micropolitan area

The short version

Milledgeville is a city of 17,727 people in Georgia. 24.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 28%. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $57,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,727

−5%vs 2000

vs 18,757 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(796)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(896)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(817)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(1,546)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.8%(2,096)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.4%(3,788)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(2,771)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,656)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,410)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(1,224)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(545)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(182)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,004

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,484 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,544

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,782 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,700

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.7%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.1% in 2000

46.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.1%(9,217)

Black47.6%(8,921)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(231)

Asian1.5%(286)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic48.9%(8,668)

Black49.5%(8,774)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(283)

Asian1.2%(221)

Other0.4%(64)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(273)

Central American1.4%(227)

Guatemalan1.1%(191)

South American0.5%(79)

Puerto Rican0.4%(66)

Colombian0.2%(39)

Venezuelan0.2%(29)

Salvadoran0.2%(26)

Bolivian0.1%(11)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Honduran0.1%(10)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Cuban0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino2.3%(388)

Asian Indian0.3%(52)

Sri Lankan0.2%(41)

Taiwanese0.2%(31)

Korean0.1%(22)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Indonesian0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(24)

Ancestry

English6.8%(1,133)

Irish5.5%(923)

German5.1%(855)

American5.1%(852)

Subsaharan African3.6%(607)

Scottish1.5%(256)

Italian1.1%(181)

Scotch-Irish1%(170)

West Indian0.7%(114)

Arab0.6%(101)

French0.5%(92)

British0.5%(87)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.4%(59)

Jamaican0.3%(55)

Polish0.3%(54)

Haitian0.3%(43)

Nigerian0.2%(36)

Welsh0.2%(36)

Lithuanian0.2%(31)

Moroccan0.2%(30)

Danish0.2%(30)

Swedish0.2%(30)

Czech0.1%(23)

Norwegian0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Croatian0%(8)

Israeli0%(7)

Swiss0%(4)

Somali0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married62%(5,262)

Married26.2%(2,226)

Widowed2.7%(228)

Divorced9.1%(772)

Women 15+

Never married58.9%(3,958)

Married25.1%(1,687)

Widowed6.7%(449)

Divorced9.2%(621)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

Unchangedsince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.5%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% 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)13.3%(57)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(74)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.8%(106)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.8%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 427 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper