COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Schley County

Georgia · 3,588 residents · 167 sq mi

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Schley County is home to 3,588 people in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $38,600. Households here earn about 26% less than in Georgia as a whole. Renters pay $246 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

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

3,588

−5%vs 2000

vs 3,766 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

167 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(269)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(273)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(291)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(302)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(293)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(476)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(471)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.2%(472)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(261)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(282)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(168)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(30)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,417

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,035 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,747

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,981 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $358 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.4%(2,462)

Black31%(1,169)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(89)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.8%(2,326)

Black34.1%(1,223)

Hispanic / Latino1%(37)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(39)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(34)

Cuban0.6%(27)

Central American0.1%(4)

Guatemalan0.1%(4)

Ancestry

American14.2%(643)

English10.2%(459)

German4.5%(202)

Irish3.6%(163)

Scottish1.4%(62)

Italian1.1%(49)

West Indian0.7%(33)

Greek0.6%(28)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(27)

Finnish0.6%(26)

Dutch0.5%(23)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(23)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(9)

Welsh0.2%(7)

Slovak0.1%(5)

Brazilian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Nigerian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.4%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 19.6 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 married23%(373)

Married62.5%(1,013)

Widowed2.8%(45)

Divorced11.7%(189)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(414)

Married52.5%(1,044)

Widowed10.1%(201)

Divorced16.6%(331)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−16.4 ptssince 2013

from 26.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% 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)47.8%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.3%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era9.1%(21)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 230 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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