COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mitchell County

Georgia · 20,275 residents · 512 sq mi

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With 20,275 people, Mitchell County is a county in Georgia. 28.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households here earn about 35% less than in Georgia as a whole. The typical home is worth $41,000. Renters pay $237 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

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

20,275

−15%vs 2000

vs 23,932 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

512 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(1,582)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,823)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(1,871)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(1,872)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,185)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(3,017)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(2,642)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(2,084)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(1,557)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(1,395)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(1,033)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(214)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,926

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,581 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,327

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,042 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.7%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,000

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $337 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.1%(11,746)

Black47.7%(11,423)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(491)

Asian0.3%(61)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic51.4%(10,423)

Black47.9%(9,714)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(182)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.6%(127)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(471)

Puerto Rican1.8%(369)

Central American0.4%(74)

Guatemalan0.3%(56)

Spaniard0.1%(31)

South American0.1%(23)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Honduran0%(7)

Asian origin

Japanese0%(2)

Korean0%(1)

Ancestry

American11.8%(2,493)

English8.5%(1,791)

Irish3.9%(826)

German2.4%(507)

Subsaharan African1.3%(282)

French1.1%(238)

Brazilian0.9%(196)

West Indian0.7%(155)

Scottish0.7%(148)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(112)

Haitian0.4%(92)

French Canadian0.4%(80)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.4%(78)

Lebanese0.4%(78)

Slovene0.4%(75)

Hungarian0.2%(51)

Welsh0.2%(50)

Polish0.2%(49)

Swiss0.2%(48)

Jamaican0.2%(42)

Italian0.2%(37)

Dutch0.1%(31)

Norwegian0.1%(25)

British0.1%(24)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(17)

Danish0.1%(11)

Portuguese0%(10)

Austrian0%(6)

Russian0%(4)

Ukrainian0%(4)

Guyanese0%(3)

Greek0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.9%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married38.5%(3,305)

Married44.5%(3,814)

Widowed2.9%(253)

Divorced14.1%(1,207)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(2,593)

Married44.5%(3,784)

Widowed11.9%(1,011)

Divorced13.1%(1,111)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 21.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.5%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)11.2%(144)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(340)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.1%(438)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,286 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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