Mount Airy is a city of 1,622 people in Georgia. The median age is 26.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 1,018 people. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Renters pay $721 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,868, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mount Airy
What changed most since 1990
Population582 → 1,622(+179%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age35.2 → 26.9(−8.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hispanic share0.0% → 31.3%(+31.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Mount Airy's population equals 3.4% of Habersham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.4% 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)25.6%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 43 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
Mount Airy, decade by decade
Mount Airy 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
582
$65,119
$144,004
14.0%
28.8
2000
604
$77,991
$144,822
16.3%
21.8
2010
1,284
$56,464
$172,916
22.1%
48.8
2020
1,391
$69,238
$162,292
12.8%
66.4
2024
1,622
$87,868
$227,500
12.8%
65.5
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.
