COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gwinnett County

Georgia · 352,910 residents · 431 sq mi

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With 352,910 people, Gwinnett County is a county in Georgia. That is roughly 50% ahead of the Georgia median. The population has fallen 40% since 2000. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 4.0%, under the national 13.2%. The median household earns $43,518, about 44% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

352,910

−40%vs 2000

vs 588,448 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

431 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024980K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(30,574)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(28,428)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(25,272)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(23,140)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(25,047)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.9%(80,757)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.5%(68,778)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(36,021)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.2%(18,273)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743%(10,735)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(4,728)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(1,157)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,518

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,537 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,881

−28%vs 2000

vs $25,006 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$95,900

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $140,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$577

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $824 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.4%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

31.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67%(394,164)

Black13.1%(76,837)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(64,137)

Asian7.2%(42,180)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.1%(321,400)

Black5.1%(18,049)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(8,076)

Asian2.8%(9,882)

Other1%(3,579)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.2%(100,296)

Central American5%(49,142)

South American3.8%(37,559)

Salvadoran1.9%(18,235)

Puerto Rican1.8%(17,768)

Venezuelan1.6%(15,720)

Guatemalan1.5%(14,381)

Colombian1.3%(12,508)

Dominican1.2%(11,389)

Honduran1.1%(10,378)

Cuban0.6%(5,656)

Peruvian0.4%(3,508)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.2%(2,444)

Nicaraguan0.2%(2,442)

Costa Rican0.2%(2,225)

Uruguayan0.2%(1,996)

Spaniard0.2%(1,643)

Panamanian0.2%(1,481)

Argentine0.1%(534)

Chilean0.1%(533)

Paraguayan0%(139)

Bolivian0%(72)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.1%(30,474)

Korean2.8%(27,721)

Vietnamese2.6%(25,079)

Chinese1.8%(17,662)

Pakistani0.5%(4,873)

Filipino0.3%(3,356)

Bangladeshi0.3%(2,740)

Burmese0.3%(2,679)

Cambodian0.2%(1,778)

Kazakh0.2%(1,564)

Laotian0.1%(1,435)

Japanese0.1%(1,434)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Hmong0.1%(1,391)

Indonesian0.1%(980)

Taiwanese0.1%(895)

Bhutanese0.1%(791)

Nepalese0.1%(771)

Thai0%(481)

Malaysian0%(94)

Sri Lankan0%(84)

Mien0%(27)

Mongolian0%(22)

Uzbek0%(15)

Singaporean0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(932)

Chamorro0%(406)

Samoan0%(113)

Fijian0%(47)

Tongan0%(16)

Ancestry

English6.7%(65,846)

German4.8%(47,472)

Irish4.5%(43,993)

Subsaharan African4.3%(42,604)

American3.9%(37,730)

West Indian3.1%(30,164)

Italian1.9%(18,351)

Jamaican1.5%(14,939)

Scottish1.3%(12,781)

Nigerian1.2%(11,770)

French1%(9,864)

Haitian1%(9,714)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.9%(9,280)

Ethiopian0.8%(8,251)

Arab0.7%(7,217)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(6,471)

Dutch0.5%(4,611)

Romanian0.4%(4,148)

Ghanaian0.3%(3,392)

Swedish0.3%(3,290)

Welsh0.3%(3,144)

Russian0.3%(2,954)

British0.3%(2,903)

Norwegian0.3%(2,852)

French Canadian0.3%(2,524)

Guyanese0.2%(2,423)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(1,867)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,740)

Hungarian0.2%(1,689)

Czech0.2%(1,628)

Portuguese0.2%(1,543)

Danish0.1%(1,441)

Lebanese0.1%(1,390)

Iranian0.1%(1,342)

Brazilian0.1%(1,257)

Somali0.1%(1,134)

Canadian0.1%(1,105)

Barbadian0.1%(1,093)

Moroccan0.1%(1,085)

Greek0.1%(1,044)

Egyptian0.1%(1,023)

Iraqi0.1%(909)

Lithuanian0.1%(733)

Swiss0.1%(731)

Syrian0.1%(682)

Bulgarian0.1%(667)

Finnish0.1%(644)

Turkish0.1%(586)

Slovak0.1%(556)

Kenyan0.1%(505)

Serbian0%(457)

Croatian0%(433)

Austrian0%(428)

Armenian0%(415)

Latvian0%(375)

Israeli0%(370)

Palestinian0%(345)

Belgian0%(261)

Australian0%(231)

Jordanian0%(200)

Cape Verdean0%(186)

Slovene0%(136)

Macedonian0%(32)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.6%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 24.3 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 married37.7%(141,728)

Married54.2%(203,901)

Widowed1.5%(5,633)

Divorced6.7%(25,029)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(133,369)

Married50.4%(200,475)

Widowed5.4%(21,297)

Divorced10.7%(42,671)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.2%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% 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)27.9%(10,164)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(10,736)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27%(9,810)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.4%(524)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(129)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 36,385 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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