CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Portal

Georgia · 528 residents · 2.00 sq mi

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The short version

With 528 people, Portal is a city in Georgia. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 40%. At a median age of 38.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,400. Median rent is $212 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

528

−12%vs 2000

vs 597 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

+8%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.00 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024646

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(38)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(68)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.7%(51)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.6%(72)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(53)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.8%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(25)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,500

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,268 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,785

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,514 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,400

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$212

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.6%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

27.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(491)

Black15.2%(91)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(7)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.3%(477)

Black9.7%(51)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

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

Mexican2.5%(16)

Puerto Rican0.9%(6)

Ancestry

Irish17.2%(111)

American15.3%(99)

English13%(84)

German9.1%(59)

Scottish4.3%(28)

Dutch1.7%(11)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(8)

Welsh0.8%(5)

Polish0.6%(4)

Norwegian0.5%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

42.9%

−21.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

−14%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married34%(100)

Married39.1%(115)

Widowed3.7%(11)

Divorced23.1%(68)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(54)

Married44.1%(101)

Widowed13.5%(31)

Divorced18.8%(43)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−22.7 ptssince 2013

from 34.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.0%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.8%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.6%

+17.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.5%

−20.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

+16.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% 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)11.4%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5.7%(2)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 35 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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