COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Habersham County

Georgia · 27,621 residents · 277 sq mi

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Habersham County is home to 27,621 people in Georgia. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $57,600. There are 8,281 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $316 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,621

−23%vs 2000

vs 35,902 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

277 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202448K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,729)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(1,657)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,986)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(2,501)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(2,421)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(4,205)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,924)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,827)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(2,727)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(2,154)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,175)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(315)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,386

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,321 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,950

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,706 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,600

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$316

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $467 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(30,486)

Black4.3%(1,551)

Hispanic / Latino7.7%(2,750)

Asian1.8%(664)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(25,303)

Black5.4%(1,496)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(306)

Asian2.1%(577)

Other0.9%(245)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.9%(6,154)

Central American1.3%(615)

Guatemalan1.1%(531)

Puerto Rican0.6%(310)

South American0.5%(248)

Colombian0.4%(177)

Dominican0.1%(55)

Salvadoran0.1%(49)

Ecuadorian0.1%(41)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Spaniard0.1%(25)

Panamanian0%(19)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0%(16)

Chilean0%(14)

Argentine0%(12)

Peruvian0%(4)

Asian origin

Laotian0.9%(436)

Filipino0.5%(257)

Asian Indian0.2%(106)

Cambodian0.2%(76)

Korean0.1%(34)

Bangladeshi0%(22)

Vietnamese0%(10)

Chinese0%(8)

Pakistani0%(5)

Japanese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(122)

Native Hawaiian0%(12)

Ancestry

English15.2%(7,245)

American13.3%(6,337)

Irish9.3%(4,465)

German6.4%(3,046)

Scottish1.7%(797)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(765)

Italian1.3%(642)

French0.8%(382)

Polish0.7%(338)

British0.6%(293)

Welsh0.5%(259)

Arab0.4%(189)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(185)

Dutch0.4%(180)

Subsaharan African0.3%(133)

Austrian0.3%(132)

Danish0.3%(125)

Czech0.2%(117)

Hungarian0.2%(100)

Norwegian0.2%(91)

Syrian0.2%(72)

Canadian0.1%(67)

Russian0.1%(61)

French Canadian0.1%(59)

Greek0.1%(58)

Belgian0.1%(50)

Swiss0.1%(47)

West Indian0.1%(46)

Jamaican0.1%(46)

Ukrainian0.1%(44)

Brazilian0.1%(27)

Slovak0.1%(24)

Lithuanian0%(22)

Finnish0%(14)

Israeli0%(9)

Ethiopian0%(8)

Serbian0%(7)

Slovene0%(6)

Lebanese0%(5)

Portuguese0%(5)

Ghanaian0%(4)

Turkish0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.0%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married26.8%(4,920)

Married59.6%(10,943)

Widowed4.8%(883)

Divorced8.9%(1,626)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(5,311)

Married51.8%(10,822)

Widowed10.1%(2,106)

Divorced12.7%(2,655)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.7%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% 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)16%(357)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(354)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.3%(1,056)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(154)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(59)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,234 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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