COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clinch County

Georgia · 6,160 residents · 815 sq mi

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With 6,160 people, Clinch County is a county in Georgia. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 26.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $34,300. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 38%. Median rent is $190 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

6,160

−10%vs 2000

vs 6,878 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

815 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(467)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(422)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(580)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.6%(589)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(450)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(876)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(946)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(559)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(557)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(418)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(264)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,098

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,755 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,354

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,023 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.4%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,300

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$190

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $256 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

31.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.5%(4,713)

Black29.4%(2,019)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(54)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.5%(4,469)

Black27.3%(1,681)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(49)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(10)

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%(267)

Puerto Rican0.9%(58)

Spaniard0.8%(51)

Central American0.7%(44)

Salvadoran0.7%(44)

Cuban0.4%(28)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(15)

Vietnamese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Ancestry

American11.1%(750)

English11%(742)

Irish4.3%(288)

Italian2.3%(154)

German1.8%(125)

Scottish0.7%(44)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(40)

Austrian0.1%(5)

Russian0.1%(5)

West Indian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

Dutch0%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.2%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married30.3%(805)

Married58.1%(1,542)

Widowed1.4%(38)

Divorced10.1%(268)

Women 15+

Never married30%(850)

Married48.4%(1,370)

Widowed6.4%(182)

Divorced15.1%(427)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% 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)6.3%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era61.1%(135)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II8.6%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 221 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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