CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Swainsboro

Georgia · 7,361 residents · 12.6 sq mi

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Swainsboro is a city of 7,361 people in Georgia. 30.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 46%. The typical home is worth $34,800. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $15,742, about 48% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

7,361

+6%vs 2000

vs 6,943 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(542)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(638)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(717)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(610)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(410)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(970)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(897)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(797)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(599)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(688)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(401)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,742

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,268 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,563

−41%vs 2000

vs $14,617 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,800

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $279 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.0% in 2000

45.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.6%(3,302)

Black49.6%(3,444)

Hispanic / Latino2%(141)

Asian0.3%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic56.4%(4,153)

Black42.6%(3,134)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(40)

Asian0.9%(67)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.6%(347)

Puerto Rican0.6%(49)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.3%(176)

Malaysian0.1%(5)

Ancestry

English4.6%(352)

American3.7%(280)

Subsaharan African3.3%(249)

Irish2.4%(184)

German1.6%(124)

British0.8%(60)

Scottish0.7%(52)

Italian0.4%(29)

Cape Verdean0.4%(29)

Arab0.4%(28)

Dutch0.3%(25)

French0.3%(25)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian0.3%(21)

Czech0.2%(14)

Polish0.1%(8)

Moroccan0.1%(7)

Israeli0.1%(7)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(6)

Austrian0.1%(5)

Brazilian0.1%(5)

West Indian0.1%(5)

Finnish0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.0%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

−15%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married36.1%(975)

Married47.4%(1,278)

Widowed4%(107)

Divorced12.5%(338)

Women 15+

Never married37%(1,071)

Married36.4%(1,054)

Widowed6.8%(198)

Divorced19.8%(574)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.8%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 26.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% 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)40.9%(104)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)50.8%(129)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.7%(55)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 254 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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