COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Atkinson County

Georgia · 6,213 residents · 343 sq mi

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Atkinson County is home to 6,213 people in Georgia. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $30,900. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 39%. The poverty rate is 26.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median rent is $218 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,213

−18%vs 2000

vs 7,609 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

+3%vs 2000

vs 30.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

343 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(496)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(534)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(526)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(495)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(483)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(949)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(772)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(738)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(489)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(246)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(48)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,685

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,470 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,902

−35%vs 2000

vs $12,178 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.0%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,900

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$218

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $288 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.6%(4,760)

Black19.4%(1,477)

Hispanic / Latino17%(1,290)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.5%(4,443)

Black26.9%(1,669)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(104)

Asian0%(2)

Other1.6%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.2%(1,852)

Puerto Rican2.2%(186)

Central American1.9%(162)

Honduran1%(80)

Guatemalan0.5%(43)

Salvadoran0.5%(39)

Spaniard0.3%(23)

South American0.1%(9)

Colombian0.1%(9)

Dominican0%(4)

Ancestry

American8.5%(709)

Irish5.8%(485)

English5.5%(455)

German2%(168)

Italian1.1%(95)

Norwegian0.8%(64)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(51)

Australian0.2%(18)

French0.1%(9)

Scottish0.1%(9)

British0%(3)

Dutch0%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.5%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married22.3%(709)

Married63.3%(2,012)

Widowed3.2%(103)

Divorced11.2%(357)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(906)

Married50.3%(1,658)

Widowed9.8%(323)

Divorced12.3%(406)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

26.1%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 32.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.6%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% 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)33.8%(79)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(89)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 234 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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