CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pembroke

Georgia · 1,503 residents · 7.64 sq mi

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Pembroke is a city of 1,503 people in Georgia. 26.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The population has fallen 37% since 2000. The typical home is worth $44,500. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 31%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,503

−37%vs 2000

vs 2,379 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(141)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(117)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(137)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(118)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(118)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(201)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(221)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(122)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(124)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(64)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,000

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,456 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,956

−35%vs 2000

vs $13,795 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.5%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $452 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

37.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.6%(1,394)

Black37.7%(897)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(39)

Asian0.4%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(943)

Black37.3%(560)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(11)

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

Mexican1.2%(31)

Puerto Rican0.6%(16)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(8)

Ancestry

Irish14.1%(380)

American13.7%(368)

German8.1%(219)

English5.2%(139)

Italian3.2%(86)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(48)

Subsaharan African1.5%(41)

Russian0.9%(25)

Danish0.4%(12)

French0.4%(11)

Scottish0.4%(11)

Polish0.3%(9)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(9)

Norwegian0.3%(8)

Portuguese0.3%(7)

Iranian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.6%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.9%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 23.8 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 married47.6%(467)

Married35.6%(349)

Widowed2.3%(23)

Divorced14.5%(142)

Women 15+

Never married43.6%(515)

Married41.6%(491)

Widowed6.2%(73)

Divorced8.6%(101)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−11.0 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.4%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.9%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% 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)37.4%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.5%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.5%(72)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 155 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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