COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Charlton County

Georgia · 8,496 residents · 780 sq mi

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Charlton County is home to 8,496 people in Georgia. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $39,200. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 23%. Median rent is $290 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

8,496

−17%vs 2000

vs 10,282 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

780 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(777)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(702)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(728)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(701)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(586)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(1,405)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,115)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(902)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(699)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(479)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(330)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(72)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,328

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,869 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,894

−31%vs 2000

vs $12,920 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,200

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$290

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.2%(7,014)

Black29.1%(2,990)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(81)

Asian0.3%(35)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.7%(6,089)

Black27%(2,298)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(63)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other1.2%(101)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.4%(1,723)

Central American1.1%(139)

Costa Rican1.1%(139)

Puerto Rican0.2%(28)

South American0.2%(20)

Colombian0.2%(20)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(128)

Filipino0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(24)

Samoan0.2%(20)

Ancestry

American9.1%(1,161)

English7.3%(935)

Irish5%(635)

German4.3%(556)

Scottish1.5%(189)

Italian0.8%(102)

Subsaharan African0.7%(89)

French0.4%(45)

Polish0.1%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(15)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Canadian0.1%(14)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.1%(12)

Dutch0.1%(9)

French Canadian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.2%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

−14%vs 2000

vs 27.8 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 married51.9%(3,476)

Married35.1%(2,350)

Widowed2.5%(166)

Divorced10.5%(703)

Women 15+

Never married32.9%(1,451)

Married39.4%(1,738)

Widowed16.5%(727)

Divorced11.2%(492)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.2%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.6%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% 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)36.5%(262)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(121)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.9%(107)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 717 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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