COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gordon County

Georgia · 35,072 residents · 356 sq mi

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Gordon County is a county of 35,072 people in Georgia. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $52,300. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 9,032 fewer people here than in 2000. Households take in $26,981 at the median, 10% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,072

−20%vs 2000

vs 44,104 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

356 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202459K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,506)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(2,749)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(2,458)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(2,885)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(2,625)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(5,833)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(5,229)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(4,079)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(2,966)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(2,211)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(1,229)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(302)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,981

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,831 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,587

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,586 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.1%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,300

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $486 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(38,642)

Black3.4%(1,511)

Hispanic / Latino7.4%(3,268)

Asian0.5%(225)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(33,497)

Black3.8%(1,324)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(171)

Asian0.3%(102)

Other0.4%(149)

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%(5,321)

Central American3.7%(2,209)

Guatemalan2.8%(1,647)

South American1.2%(709)

Puerto Rican1.1%(660)

Ecuadorian0.7%(389)

Salvadoran0.6%(355)

Cuban0.6%(343)

Argentine0.3%(191)

Costa Rican0.2%(103)

Honduran0.1%(84)

Dominican0.1%(63)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0.1%(46)

Peruvian0.1%(32)

Chilean0%(25)

Panamanian0%(20)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(304)

Asian Indian0.2%(129)

Pakistani0.1%(74)

Filipino0.1%(59)

Chinese0.1%(48)

Japanese0%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(35)

Ancestry

English11.5%(6,779)

American9.2%(5,408)

Irish6.8%(4,034)

German6.7%(3,952)

Scottish2%(1,197)

French1.2%(720)

Italian0.9%(549)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(459)

Subsaharan African0.6%(374)

Dutch0.6%(361)

Nigerian0.6%(329)

Swedish0.5%(279)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(279)

British0.5%(276)

Jamaican0.4%(246)

Polish0.4%(242)

Norwegian0.2%(137)

Welsh0.2%(110)

Greek0.2%(101)

Ukrainian0.1%(88)

Russian0.1%(75)

Canadian0.1%(50)

Lithuanian0.1%(40)

Kenyan0.1%(31)

Swiss0%(20)

French Canadian0%(18)

Danish0%(11)

Hungarian0%(10)

Australian0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(8)

Slovak0%(7)

Czech0%(6)

Israeli0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

Finnish0%(4)

Austrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.4%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married29.8%(6,983)

Married54.9%(12,859)

Widowed4.2%(982)

Divorced11.1%(2,601)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(6,480)

Married51.9%(12,665)

Widowed9.3%(2,267)

Divorced12.2%(2,988)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.4%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% 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)15.5%(466)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(857)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.8%(1,199)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,011 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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