COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Miller County

Georgia · 6,280 residents · 282 sq mi

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Miller County is a county of 6,280 people in Georgia. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,000. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 29%. Median rent is $214 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

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

6,280

−2%vs 2000

vs 6,383 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

282 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(426)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(532)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(448)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(500)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(385)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(870)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(730)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(721)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(622)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(575)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(398)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(73)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,488

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,335 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,096

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,435 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,000

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$214

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $317 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.8%(4,456)

Black28.9%(1,845)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(44)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.2%(4,532)

Black27.5%(1,726)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(23)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(22)

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%(95)

Central American0.9%(52)

Guatemalan0.9%(52)

Asian origin

Burmese0.3%(15)

Filipino0.2%(13)

Vietnamese0.2%(11)

Cambodian0.2%(9)

Asian Indian0.1%(3)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(30)

Ancestry

American20.2%(1,179)

English12.9%(753)

Irish6.5%(381)

German2.6%(154)

Italian1.6%(95)

Scottish1.4%(80)

Polish1.2%(73)

West Indian0.8%(47)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(41)

Subsaharan African0.6%(37)

Swedish0.6%(36)

French0.2%(12)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.1%(6)

Portuguese0.1%(6)

British0.1%(4)

Norwegian0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.4%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 15.8 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 married25%(548)

Married60.5%(1,324)

Widowed5.9%(129)

Divorced8.6%(189)

Women 15+

Never married31.1%(798)

Married37.2%(954)

Widowed15%(386)

Divorced16.6%(427)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.8%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% 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)21.5%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(75)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(71)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.9%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 284 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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