COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Spalding County

Georgia · 54,457 residents · 196 sq mi

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Spalding County is home to 54,457 people in Georgia. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,900. Households take in $25,634 at the median, 15% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

54,457

−7%vs 2000

vs 58,417 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

196 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202469K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(4,256)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(4,179)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(4,208)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(4,332)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(3,831)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(9,024)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(7,994)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(5,767)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(4,499)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(3,799)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(2,098)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(470)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,634

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,221 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,073

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,791 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $537 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

38.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.8%(38,435)

Black30.9%(18,076)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(947)

Asian0.7%(388)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.3%(38,259)

Black29.1%(15,838)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(266)

Asian0.4%(194)

Other0.3%(166)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(2,247)

Central American0.8%(563)

South American0.7%(516)

Puerto Rican0.7%(484)

Honduran0.5%(316)

Venezuelan0.4%(277)

Guatemalan0.3%(197)

Colombian0.1%(101)

Spaniard0.1%(96)

Dominican0.1%(90)

Peruvian0.1%(58)

Uruguayan0.1%(52)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(28)

Nicaraguan0%(19)

Cuban0%(15)

Costa Rican0%(13)

Panamanian0%(11)

Salvadoran0%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(205)

Filipino0.2%(128)

Chinese0.1%(95)

Asian Indian0.1%(65)

Japanese0%(26)

Pakistani0%(26)

Thai0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(24)

Ancestry

American23.2%(15,989)

English8.4%(5,761)

Irish5.7%(3,899)

German4.1%(2,793)

Scottish1.6%(1,092)

Subsaharan African1.1%(738)

Italian0.8%(575)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(486)

French0.5%(374)

West Indian0.5%(359)

Swedish0.4%(301)

Polish0.3%(235)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(229)

British0.3%(223)

Ukrainian0.2%(159)

Jamaican0.2%(154)

Nigerian0.2%(137)

Welsh0.2%(136)

Russian0.2%(126)

Dutch0.2%(121)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(116)

French Canadian0.2%(111)

Haitian0.1%(89)

Swiss0.1%(75)

Portuguese0.1%(60)

Danish0.1%(58)

Arab0.1%(55)

Canadian0.1%(46)

Hungarian0.1%(36)

Finnish0%(34)

Syrian0%(31)

Brazilian0%(31)

Czech0%(24)

Iranian0%(17)

Austrian0%(15)

Ethiopian0%(14)

Lebanese0%(10)

Guyanese0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 20.6 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 married37%(9,609)

Married47.9%(12,421)

Widowed3.1%(811)

Divorced12%(3,109)

Women 15+

Never married30.8%(9,127)

Married42%(12,447)

Widowed12.2%(3,627)

Divorced15%(4,441)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% 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)20%(897)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(1,074)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.2%(2,077)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(119)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(47)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,495 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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