COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Chattahoochee County

Georgia · 16,934 residents · 249 sq mi

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Chattahoochee County is a county of 16,934 people in Georgia. Owners hold 21% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 22.6. The typical home is worth $43,100. The average commute runs 15 minutes. 2,052 more people live here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% 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

16,934

+14%vs 2000

vs 14,882 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 23.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

249 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,352)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(1,547)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,251)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.6%(1,972)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2423.3%(3,939)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.9%(4,044)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(1,913)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542.7%(454)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 641.3%(214)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741%(173)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.4%(69)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,305

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,106 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,673

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,049 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,100

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$414

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $581 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

20.6%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.0% in 2000

79.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55%(8,181)

Black29.3%(4,353)

Hispanic / Latino10.4%(1,551)

Asian1.7%(249)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.6%(10,091)

Black30.9%(5,240)

Hispanic / Latino10.1%(1,716)

Asian2.9%(493)

Other6.6%(1,110)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.4%(839)

Puerto Rican3.3%(294)

South American1.5%(133)

Central American1.4%(122)

Dominican0.9%(77)

Panamanian0.7%(66)

Cuban0.5%(48)

Salvadoran0.5%(40)

Spaniard0.5%(40)

Colombian0.4%(35)

Honduran0.2%(15)

Ecuadorian0.2%(15)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(15)

Nicaraguan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino1.5%(132)

Chinese0.6%(49)

Korean0.3%(31)

Cambodian0.2%(20)

Pakistani0.2%(15)

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Thai0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(30)

Chamorro0.2%(18)

Ancestry

Irish8.9%(792)

German8.5%(752)

English5.1%(453)

American3.9%(350)

Scottish3.3%(296)

Italian2.4%(217)

West Indian1.4%(125)

Polish1.3%(119)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(105)

French1.1%(102)

Subsaharan African1.1%(94)

Jamaican0.7%(65)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.6%(55)

Norwegian0.6%(55)

Swedish0.6%(54)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(43)

British0.4%(39)

Arab0.4%(38)

Lebanese0.4%(38)

Czech0.3%(31)

Lithuanian0.3%(31)

Finnish0.3%(26)

Austrian0.3%(25)

Greek0.3%(25)

Ukrainian0.2%(21)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Brazilian0.2%(16)

Welsh0.2%(15)

Canadian0.2%(14)

Dutch0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(7)

Somali0.1%(6)

Cape Verdean0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.5%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 10.5 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 married71.2%(3,814)

Married23.8%(1,275)

Widowed0.5%(25)

Divorced4.5%(242)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(619)

Married63.4%(1,465)

Widowed1.9%(44)

Divorced7.9%(183)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% 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)50%(248)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(86)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era12.9%(64)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 496 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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