COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pickens County

Georgia · 14,432 residents · 232 sq mi

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With 14,432 people, Pickens County is a county in Georgia. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 8,551 fewer people here than in 2000. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $59,500. Households take in $25,248 at the median, 16% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,432

−37%vs 2000

vs 22,983 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

232 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202435K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,039)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(953)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(987)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,028)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,058)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(2,276)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(2,126)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(1,617)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,408)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,197)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(568)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(175)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,248

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,387 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,442

−42%vs 2000

vs $19,774 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$341

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

19.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(21,897)

Black1.3%(292)

Hispanic / Latino2%(467)

Asian0.2%(52)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(14,146)

Black1.5%(213)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(40)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0.4%(63)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(675)

Central American1%(344)

Guatemalan0.8%(282)

Puerto Rican0.3%(112)

South American0.2%(87)

Cuban0.2%(73)

Argentine0.2%(69)

Dominican0.1%(51)

Salvadoran0.1%(42)

Spaniard0.1%(39)

Nicaraguan0.1%(20)

Colombian0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(31)

Chinese0.1%(30)

Korean0.1%(20)

Filipino0.1%(18)

Hmong0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(20)

Ancestry

English19.5%(6,816)

Irish12.2%(4,257)

American9.9%(3,443)

German9.7%(3,396)

Scottish4.6%(1,625)

Italian3.9%(1,346)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(675)

French1.9%(661)

British1.4%(474)

Polish0.9%(325)

Welsh0.8%(268)

Dutch0.5%(189)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(153)

Russian0.4%(151)

French Canadian0.4%(147)

Norwegian0.4%(138)

Danish0.4%(125)

Czech0.3%(114)

Canadian0.3%(92)

Greek0.3%(91)

Arab0.2%(58)

Romanian0.1%(52)

Hungarian0.1%(42)

Brazilian0.1%(38)

Slovak0.1%(35)

Ukrainian0.1%(26)

Lithuanian0.1%(24)

Egyptian0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(19)

Armenian0%(16)

Finnish0%(12)

Lebanese0%(9)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.8%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 25.7 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 married28.2%(4,131)

Married59.3%(8,669)

Widowed3%(440)

Divorced9.5%(1,386)

Women 15+

Never married17.9%(2,699)

Married59.9%(9,047)

Widowed11.3%(1,707)

Divorced10.9%(1,643)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% 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)16.7%(354)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(509)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(974)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,125 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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