COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Laurens County

Georgia · 39,988 residents · 807 sq mi

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Laurens County is home to 39,988 people in Georgia. The typical home is worth $46,900. Households here earn about 25% less than in Georgia as a whole. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 20.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $282 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

39,988

−11%vs 2000

vs 44,874 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

807 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202450K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(2,959)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(3,293)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(3,201)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,954)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(2,617)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(6,190)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(5,797)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(3,907)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(3,514)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(3,401)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(1,645)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(510)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,788

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,010 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,423

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,763 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.5%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,900

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.8%(28,199)

Black34.4%(15,417)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(529)

Asian0.8%(361)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.2%(26,468)

Black33.3%(13,324)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(124)

Asian0.4%(172)

Other0.1%(24)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(821)

Puerto Rican0.6%(315)

Central American0.6%(274)

Salvadoran0.4%(181)

South American0.3%(162)

Venezuelan0.3%(162)

Guatemalan0.2%(93)

Cuban0.1%(39)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.8%(381)

Filipino0.2%(108)

Chinese0.2%(84)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(2)

Tongan0%(2)

Ancestry

American11.8%(5,887)

English8.4%(4,182)

Irish4.7%(2,348)

German3%(1,513)

Italian1.4%(703)

West Indian1.3%(625)

British1.1%(560)

Jamaican0.6%(310)

Scottish0.6%(305)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(296)

Subsaharan African0.3%(162)

Welsh0.2%(105)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(103)

Norwegian0.2%(82)

Belgian0.1%(66)

Arab0.1%(63)

Egyptian0.1%(63)

Finnish0.1%(62)

Hungarian0.1%(54)

Polish0.1%(44)

Dutch0.1%(34)

Russian0.1%(29)

French Canadian0%(18)

Swedish0%(18)

Swiss0%(13)

Haitian0%(10)

Austrian0%(8)

Croatian0%(6)

Portuguese0%(3)

Danish0%(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

12.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.0%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married37.5%(6,960)

Married48.7%(9,047)

Widowed3.2%(587)

Divorced10.7%(1,984)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(6,381)

Married46.5%(9,859)

Widowed10.5%(2,223)

Divorced13%(2,756)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% 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)24.9%(606)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(540)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.6%(719)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(112)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(23)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,430 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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