COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Heard County

Georgia · 8,628 residents · 296 sq mi

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With 8,628 people, Heard County is a county in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $43,100. Households here earn about 26% less than in Georgia as a whole. Renters pay $263 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,628

−22%vs 2000

vs 11,012 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

296 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(630)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(692)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(677)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(708)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(629)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,365)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,253)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(940)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(696)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(596)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(348)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(94)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,513

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,038 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,218

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,132 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.1%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,100

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

21.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87%(9,580)

Black10.7%(1,181)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(116)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(7,428)

Black13.4%(1,154)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(11)

Asian0.5%(44)

Other0%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(141)

Puerto Rican0.9%(110)

Cuban0.4%(45)

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(45)

Chinese0.1%(6)

Filipino0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0%(2)

Ancestry

American15.3%(1,803)

Irish13.5%(1,595)

English11.9%(1,396)

German4.6%(540)

Scottish1.7%(196)

French1.5%(178)

Dutch1.2%(146)

Welsh1.2%(146)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(134)

Italian0.9%(109)

Swiss0.3%(32)

Polish0.2%(24)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.2%(22)

Swedish0.2%(20)

British0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(13)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

West Indian0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

Danish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.1%

−16.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 29.2 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 married27.8%(1,307)

Married55.3%(2,605)

Widowed3.5%(165)

Divorced13.4%(630)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(1,306)

Married45.9%(2,262)

Widowed11.5%(565)

Divorced16.1%(793)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.8%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% 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)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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