Pooler is a city of 28,466 people in Georgia. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 22,227 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 19% more than in Georgia as a whole. 82% were living in the same home a year earlier. The poverty rate is 7.4%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,766, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pooler
What changed most since 1990
Population4,453 → 28,466(+539%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share2.7% → 31.2%(+28.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share96.2% → 50.7%(−45.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Pooler's population equals 9.5% of Chatham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.2% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.9% 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)40.8%(1,151)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41.8%(1,180)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22%(619)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,820 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
Pooler, decade by decade
Pooler 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
4,453
$91,116
$156,244
12.0%
9.3
2000
6,239
$85,986
$166,135
15.9%
29.1
2010
19,140
$103,199
$270,020
33.9%
68.3
2020
25,711
$95,756
$270,891
35.2%
80.3
2024
28,466
$91,766
$322,400
39.7%
79.2
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.
