Heard County is a county of 11,773 people in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $186,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. There are 40 people per square mile. The average commute runs 35 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,868, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Heard County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.7% → 12.8%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants78.9% → 72.3%(−6.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share13.3% → 7.8%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)28.4%(243)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(227)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.6%(331)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 857 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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Over time
Heard County, decade by decade
Heard County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,628
$51,633
$103,443
5.7%
30.3
2000
11,012
$60,184
$120,229
7.3%
28.9
2010
11,834
$61,405
$137,096
7.3%
31.1
2020
11,412
$61,309
$138,778
9.2%
35.7
2024
11,773
$65,868
$186,800
12.8%
34.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
