CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tunnel Hill

Georgia · 970 residents · 1.99 sq mi

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Tunnel Hill is home to 970 people in Georgia. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,900. The poverty rate is 6.1%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 20% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

970

−20%vs 2000

vs 1,209 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024939

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(58)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(80)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(87)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(58)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(147)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.3%(168)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.3%(148)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(81)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.5%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(30)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,443

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,438 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,950

−39%vs 2000

vs $21,382 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.1%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,900

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$394

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $463 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(1,117)

Black2.6%(31)

Hispanic / Latino4%(48)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(953)

Black1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(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

Mexican7%(66)

Central American1.7%(16)

Honduran1.4%(13)

Salvadoran0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese1.6%(15)

Japanese0.4%(4)

Ancestry

English23.6%(222)

American10.5%(99)

Irish8.4%(79)

German4.3%(40)

Italian2.1%(20)

Scottish0.9%(8)

Norwegian0.7%(7)

Dutch0.5%(5)

Arab0.3%(3)

Lebanese0.3%(3)

French0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(3)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swiss0.3%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+61%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married29.3%(122)

Married60.1%(250)

Widowed5%(21)

Divorced5.5%(23)

Women 15+

Never married16.1%(64)

Married63.8%(254)

Widowed12.8%(51)

Divorced7.3%(29)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.7%

−14.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.8%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.9%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.8%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% 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)10.8%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.1%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era75.7%(56)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 74 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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