COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Harris County

Georgia · 17,788 residents · 464 sq mi

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Harris County is a county of 17,788 people in Georgia. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 5,907 fewer people here than in 2000. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $65,000. Renters pay $311 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,788

−25%vs 2000

vs 23,695 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

464 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,131)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(1,385)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,166)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(1,341)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(984)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(2,723)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(2,831)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(2,119)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,744)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,522)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(639)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(203)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,616

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,763 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,135

−39%vs 2000

vs $21,680 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.7%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,000

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $113,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.1% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.8%(18,444)

Black19.4%(4,597)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(260)

Asian0.5%(118)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.8%(13,124)

Black25.5%(4,535)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(67)

Asian0.2%(29)

Other0.6%(100)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.3%(468)

Mexican1.2%(448)

Central American1%(359)

Panamanian0.9%(332)

South American0.8%(273)

Colombian0.7%(266)

Dominican0.3%(95)

Guatemalan0.1%(27)

Spaniard0.1%(22)

Cuban0%(16)

Peruvian0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(67)

Korean0.2%(64)

Filipino0.1%(45)

Vietnamese0%(15)

Asian Indian0%(14)

Thai0%(9)

Pakistani0%(3)

Ancestry

English16%(5,780)

Irish11.8%(4,257)

German11.4%(4,122)

American7.6%(2,733)

Scottish1.7%(619)

Italian1.6%(592)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(561)

Dutch1.1%(405)

French1.1%(405)

Polish1.1%(389)

Norwegian1%(376)

West Indian0.5%(165)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.4%(151)

Russian0.4%(145)

Swedish0.4%(145)

French Canadian0.4%(134)

Jamaican0.4%(127)

Romanian0.2%(85)

Austrian0.2%(82)

Subsaharan African0.2%(58)

Czech0.2%(57)

Welsh0.1%(51)

British0.1%(47)

Haitian0.1%(28)

Nigerian0.1%(24)

Arab0.1%(21)

Lithuanian0.1%(21)

Lebanese0%(18)

Portuguese0%(15)

Slovak0%(15)

Croatian0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Canadian0%(7)

Swiss0%(7)

Egyptian0%(3)

Israeli0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.0%

−14.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.4 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 18.3 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 married29%(4,362)

Married60.4%(9,075)

Widowed3.6%(535)

Divorced7%(1,052)

Women 15+

Never married22.4%(3,351)

Married57.9%(8,669)

Widowed11%(1,646)

Divorced8.8%(1,319)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 78.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% 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)38.5%(1,345)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39%(1,360)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.2%(845)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(99)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,490 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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