North High Shoals is a city of 698 people in Georgia. 95% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 259 people. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 6%. The median age is 42.0, about 3 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,333, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North High Shoals
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$135,124 → $375,600(+178%)US over the same years: +67%
Population291 → 698(+140%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.8% → 41.5%(+20.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)45.5%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.2%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 33 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
North High Shoals, decade by decade
North High Shoals 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
291
$67,502
$135,124
20.8%
19.4
2000
439
$109,678
$227,707
42.4%
14.3
2010
652
$108,493
$362,951
41.3%
19.6
2020
552
$88,378
$315,494
30.0%
22.2
2024
698
$93,333
$375,600
41.5%
53.3
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.
