COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Towns County

Georgia · 6,754 residents · 166 sq mi

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Towns County is home to 6,754 people in Georgia. At a median age of 43.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 33%. There are 2,565 fewer people here than in 2000. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,754

−28%vs 2000

vs 9,319 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 48.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

166 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(310)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(312)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(337)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(596)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(386)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(787)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(790)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(678)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.9%(942)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(933)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(554)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(129)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,356

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,950 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,777

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,221 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,200

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $113,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.6%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.2% in 2000

12.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(9,159)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(67)

Asian0.3%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(6,723)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(18)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0.3%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(162)

Puerto Rican1%(126)

Spaniard0.3%(40)

Cuban0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Filipino0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(57)

Ancestry

English19.1%(2,470)

Irish13.9%(1,791)

German12%(1,549)

American8.5%(1,102)

Italian3.8%(486)

Scottish3.7%(479)

Scotch-Irish3%(381)

Welsh1.7%(224)

French1.3%(168)

Dutch1.3%(167)

Polish1.3%(164)

British1.1%(136)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.6%(72)

Swedish0.5%(71)

French Canadian0.5%(67)

Ukrainian0.5%(65)

Canadian0.4%(47)

Russian0.4%(47)

Hungarian0.3%(41)

Danish0.3%(39)

Romanian0.3%(37)

Czech0.3%(35)

Norwegian0.3%(35)

Arab0.2%(27)

Slovak0.2%(23)

Greek0.2%(22)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Belgian0.1%(10)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Egyptian0.1%(8)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Armenian0.1%(7)

Serbian0.1%(7)

Portuguese0%(3)

Swiss0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.2%

−16.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 20.1 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%(1,294)

Married61.4%(3,460)

Widowed3.7%(208)

Divorced11.9%(672)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(1,050)

Married57.4%(3,424)

Widowed13%(778)

Divorced12%(718)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.3%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

38.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.9%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.3%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% 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)11.3%(122)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(213)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.8%(496)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,084 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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