COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dade County

Georgia · 13,147 residents · 174 sq mi

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With 13,147 people, Dade County is a county in Georgia. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 30%. The typical home is worth $46,900. Households take in $20,176 at the median, 33% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,147

−13%vs 2000

vs 15,154 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

174 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(884)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(905)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,006)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(1,210)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(1,003)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(2,071)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(2,036)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(1,465)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,137)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(890)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(472)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(68)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,176

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,259 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,360

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,127 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $406 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(14,685)

Black0.6%(96)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(137)

Asian0.4%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(13,027)

Black0.3%(46)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(68)

Asian0.2%(23)

Other0.4%(51)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American1.2%(197)

Mexican0.9%(140)

Chilean0.7%(120)

Puerto Rican0.6%(97)

Colombian0.3%(49)

Peruvian0.2%(28)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(106)

Vietnamese0.1%(11)

Chinese0%(5)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

English21.8%(3,516)

American15.1%(2,441)

Irish14.4%(2,326)

German9.8%(1,591)

Italian2.5%(410)

Polish1.7%(280)

Welsh1.4%(226)

French1.3%(218)

Scottish1.2%(193)

British1%(165)

Scotch-Irish1%(163)

Dutch1%(157)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.7%(113)

Norwegian0.6%(96)

Portuguese0.4%(69)

Swiss0.3%(43)

Canadian0.2%(37)

Subsaharan African0.2%(37)

French Canadian0.2%(36)

Czech0.2%(27)

Swedish0.2%(27)

Austrian0.2%(25)

Ethiopian0.1%(15)

Iranian0.1%(14)

Ghanaian0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(12)

Egyptian0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

Brazilian0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(5)

Russian0%(4)

Nigerian0%(4)

Greek0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.3%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.9 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married28.9%(1,927)

Married58%(3,872)

Widowed3.7%(245)

Divorced9.5%(634)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(1,616)

Married54.9%(3,744)

Widowed11%(753)

Divorced10.4%(707)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)12.4%(123)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(214)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.4%(370)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.5%(124)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 990 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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