COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Houston County

Georgia · 89,208 residents · 376 sq mi

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Houston County is a county of 89,208 people in Georgia. The typical home is worth $61,400. The population has fallen 19% since 2000. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $31,229 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

89,208

−19%vs 2000

vs 110,765 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

376 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024170K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(7,295)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(6,971)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(6,829)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(6,635)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(6,082)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(17,353)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(13,896)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(9,854)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(7,385)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(4,852)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(1,603)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(453)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,229

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,638 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,939

−34%vs 2000

vs $19,515 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,400

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$396

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $558 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

34.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69%(76,391)

Black24.5%(27,181)

Hispanic / Latino3%(3,363)

Asian1.6%(1,727)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(68,187)

Black21.8%(19,451)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(1,301)

Asian1.1%(975)

Other0.7%(595)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(5,949)

Central American1%(1,741)

Puerto Rican1%(1,665)

South American0.8%(1,328)

Colombian0.4%(720)

Guatemalan0.4%(681)

Salvadoran0.3%(541)

Cuban0.3%(487)

Argentine0.2%(373)

Spaniard0.2%(283)

Dominican0.1%(241)

Panamanian0.1%(212)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.1%(193)

Nicaraguan0.1%(114)

Venezuelan0.1%(89)

Peruvian0%(69)

Ecuadorian0%(36)

Uruguayan0%(36)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(1,357)

Asian Indian0.5%(882)

Vietnamese0.5%(819)

Korean0.4%(679)

Chinese0.3%(509)

Thai0.1%(186)

Burmese0.1%(127)

Sri Lankan0%(58)

Bangladeshi0%(31)

Cambodian0%(26)

Taiwanese0%(25)

Laotian0%(23)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Japanese0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(474)

Guamanian0.2%(273)

Tongan0%(79)

Samoan0%(17)

Ancestry

English10.8%(18,340)

German7.2%(12,142)

Irish6.9%(11,757)

American6.6%(11,257)

Italian2.6%(4,354)

Scottish1.8%(3,000)

Subsaharan African1.7%(2,817)

Polish1.3%(2,211)

French1.2%(1,970)

West Indian0.9%(1,453)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,451)

British0.6%(1,091)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(965)

Norwegian0.5%(892)

Ethiopian0.4%(705)

Welsh0.4%(672)

Haitian0.4%(625)

Arab0.3%(573)

Swedish0.3%(557)

Jamaican0.3%(446)

Nigerian0.2%(383)

French Canadian0.2%(348)

Greek0.2%(318)

Portuguese0.2%(286)

Brazilian0.2%(285)

Belgian0.1%(180)

Hungarian0.1%(176)

Russian0.1%(163)

Czech0.1%(134)

Austrian0.1%(116)

Danish0.1%(108)

Syrian0.1%(96)

Slovak0.1%(90)

Egyptian0%(79)

Lithuanian0%(75)

Canadian0%(70)

Romanian0%(68)

Kenyan0%(63)

Australian0%(57)

Bulgarian0%(55)

Ukrainian0%(50)

Finnish0%(48)

Cape Verdean0%(36)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(35)

Somali0%(26)

Lebanese0%(25)

Jordanian0%(19)

Armenian0%(14)

Iranian0%(12)

Israeli0%(12)

Ghanaian0%(11)

Croatian0%(6)

Swiss0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.5%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 12.5 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 married34.3%(22,019)

Married53%(34,007)

Widowed2.3%(1,458)

Divorced10.5%(6,723)

Women 15+

Never married29%(20,266)

Married49.3%(34,485)

Widowed7.8%(5,427)

Divorced14%(9,770)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.0%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% 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)43.8%(8,473)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.5%(8,427)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23%(4,450)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(204)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(63)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,366 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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