COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Peach County

Georgia · 21,189 residents · 150 sq mi

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Peach County is a county of 21,189 people in Georgia. The poverty rate is 24.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $56,200. Median rent is $303 a month. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

21,189

−10%vs 2000

vs 23,668 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

150 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,501)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,708)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,600)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.9%(2,099)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.7%(2,058)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(3,255)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(2,952)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,163)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(1,728)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,233)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(766)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(126)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,604

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,453 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,989

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,031 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.0%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,200

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$303

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.2%(11,654)

Black45.1%(10,682)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(998)

Asian0.3%(77)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic50.7%(10,752)

Black47.5%(10,071)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(291)

Asian0.5%(97)

Other1.3%(269)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.7%(1,617)

Cuban1.2%(342)

Central American0.9%(253)

Puerto Rican0.9%(252)

Guatemalan0.7%(189)

South American0.3%(83)

Ecuadorian0.2%(47)

Dominican0.1%(41)

Panamanian0.1%(35)

Salvadoran0.1%(29)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Peruvian0%(13)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(42)

Korean0.1%(38)

Asian Indian0.1%(17)

Filipino0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(46)

Chamorro0.1%(26)

Ancestry

English7.3%(2,072)

American6.7%(1,925)

Irish6.4%(1,831)

German4.3%(1,224)

Scottish1.3%(381)

Arab1.2%(350)

Lebanese1%(280)

Italian1%(279)

Subsaharan African0.9%(266)

West Indian0.9%(249)

British0.9%(245)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(168)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.6%(165)

French0.4%(117)

Dutch0.3%(91)

Swedish0.3%(88)

Norwegian0.2%(67)

Austrian0.1%(40)

Canadian0.1%(39)

Polish0.1%(38)

Hungarian0.1%(36)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(32)

Danish0.1%(28)

Welsh0.1%(27)

Portuguese0.1%(26)

Greek0.1%(19)

Nigerian0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0%(13)

Guyanese0%(12)

Czech0%(11)

Russian0%(10)

Barbadian0%(9)

French Canadian0%(8)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

Syrian0%(7)

Haitian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.5%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married42.4%(4,861)

Married44.3%(5,078)

Widowed3.8%(430)

Divorced9.6%(1,097)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(3,870)

Married43.3%(5,275)

Widowed12.3%(1,495)

Divorced12.7%(1,547)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 20.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.4%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% 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)39.2%(999)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45%(1,148)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.6%(526)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(97)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,550 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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