COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Johnson County

Georgia · 8,329 residents · 303 sq mi

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Johnson County is home to 8,329 people in Georgia. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $31,800. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 38%. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median rent is $193 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

8,329

−3%vs 2000

vs 8,560 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

303 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(625)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(695)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(712)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(658)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(455)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,297)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(929)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(959)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(720)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(475)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(71)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,064

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,848 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,550

−31%vs 2000

vs $12,384 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,800

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$193

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $259 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

22.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62%(5,307)

Black36.6%(3,131)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(78)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.7%(5,474)

Black33.9%(2,823)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(42)

Asian0.4%(32)

Other0%(0)

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%(89)

Puerto Rican0.6%(55)

Cuban0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(22)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

American11.7%(1,072)

English9.4%(860)

Irish7.2%(659)

German2.9%(269)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(75)

Italian0.8%(71)

Scottish0.7%(63)

Swedish0.7%(60)

West Indian0.6%(56)

Norwegian0.5%(50)

Dutch0.4%(41)

French0.4%(35)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(34)

Polish0.3%(23)

Subsaharan African0.2%(22)

Haitian0.2%(18)

Jamaican0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

French Canadian0%(3)

British0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.0%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 19.9 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 married43%(2,017)

Married37.8%(1,770)

Widowed4.1%(191)

Divorced15.1%(708)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(738)

Married44.4%(1,376)

Widowed15.9%(491)

Divorced15.9%(492)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.8%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% 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)26.1%(128)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(96)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(163)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 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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