COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Irwin County

Georgia · 8,649 residents · 354 sq mi

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Irwin County is a county of 8,649 people in Georgia. The poverty rate is 27.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,700. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 31%. Median rent is $227 a month.

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

8% 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

8,649

−13%vs 2000

vs 9,931 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

354 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(685)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(686)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(718)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(678)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(532)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,230)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(1,040)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(976)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(757)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(736)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(511)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(100)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,169

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,257 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,057

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,867 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.2%

+9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$227

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $343 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.5%(7,102)

Black25.7%(2,555)

Hispanic / Latino2%(202)

Asian0.3%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.2%(5,983)

Black30.5%(2,638)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(20)

Other0.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.7%(621)

Puerto Rican0.4%(37)

Central American0.2%(15)

Honduran0.1%(10)

Salvadoran0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

American13.1%(1,217)

English10.5%(971)

Irish5.1%(474)

German3%(274)

Italian1.4%(127)

Scottish1.3%(122)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(66)

Polish0.3%(28)

Subsaharan African0.3%(26)

British0.3%(24)

French0.2%(23)

Dutch0.2%(18)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.1%(9)

Slovak0.1%(7)

French Canadian0%(4)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.1%

−14.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married36.6%(1,425)

Married49.8%(1,942)

Widowed3.5%(136)

Divorced10.1%(394)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(953)

Married48.2%(1,805)

Widowed11.8%(442)

Divorced14.5%(543)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.9%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% 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)10.5%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(87)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.3%(107)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.1%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 287 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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