COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Talbot County

Georgia · 6,524 residents · 391 sq mi

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Talbot County is home to 6,524 people in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $37,100. 24.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Median rent is $180 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

6,524

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 6,498 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−15%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

391 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(453)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(453)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(537)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(530)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(404)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,029)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(930)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(696)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(611)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(462)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(349)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(70)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,489

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,611 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,728

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,539 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.9%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,100

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$180

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $307 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic36.2%(2,354)

Black61.2%(3,974)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(82)

Asian0.3%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic37.5%(2,446)

Black62.3%(4,067)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(52)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.3%(19)

Mexican0.2%(13)

Puerto Rican0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(4)

Ancestry

American7.4%(427)

English5.5%(318)

Irish5.2%(301)

German4%(228)

Scottish1.8%(105)

Dutch1.8%(104)

Welsh1.4%(78)

Scotch-Irish1%(55)

Italian0.7%(42)

French0.5%(30)

Subsaharan African0.3%(19)

West Indian0.3%(18)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.3%(16)

Polish0.2%(14)

Austrian0.2%(13)

Nigerian0.1%(8)

Swedish0.1%(7)

British0.1%(4)

Russian0.1%(3)

Portuguese0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.2%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.9 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 22.9 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 married29.6%(683)

Married52.5%(1,213)

Widowed3.3%(77)

Divorced14.6%(337)

Women 15+

Never married34.2%(903)

Married41.3%(1,090)

Widowed16.8%(444)

Divorced7.7%(203)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% 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)14.3%(69)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(107)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.6%(239)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.9%(62)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 482 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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