COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pierce County

Georgia · 13,328 residents · 340 sq mi

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Pierce County is home to 13,328 people in Georgia. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $40,900. Households here earn about 29% less than in Georgia as a whole. 21.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

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

6% 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

13,328

−15%vs 2000

vs 15,636 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

340 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(879)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(916)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(1,205)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(1,196)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(866)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(2,013)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(1,996)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(1,548)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,173)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(908)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(488)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(140)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,499

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,895 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,858

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,230 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.3%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,900

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$254

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $328 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.9%(13,425)

Black10.8%(1,691)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(357)

Asian0.2%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(11,694)

Black11.7%(1,558)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(89)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(76)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(580)

Puerto Rican1.4%(275)

Central American0.6%(121)

Salvadoran0.6%(121)

South American0.4%(88)

Argentine0.4%(88)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

American12.9%(2,613)

English12.3%(2,483)

Irish5.9%(1,195)

Scottish2.7%(537)

German2.6%(528)

Italian1.2%(237)

French1%(203)

Swedish0.5%(96)

Polish0.5%(93)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(93)

British0.2%(48)

Subsaharan African0.2%(46)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(45)

Finnish0.2%(40)

Czech0.2%(34)

Canadian0.2%(33)

Greek0.2%(33)

West Indian0.2%(33)

Jamaican0.2%(33)

Australian0.1%(22)

French Canadian0.1%(22)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(19)

Iraqi0.1%(17)

Dutch0.1%(16)

Iranian0.1%(14)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Israeli0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 17.7 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 married26.9%(2,208)

Married58%(4,764)

Widowed2.9%(237)

Divorced12.2%(1,000)

Women 15+

Never married23%(1,836)

Married55.1%(4,392)

Widowed9.2%(736)

Divorced12.6%(1,005)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.9%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.3%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% 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

61.8%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.5%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% 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)26%(257)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(191)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.7%(382)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 987 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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