COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Twiggs County

Georgia · 9,806 residents · 359 sq mi

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Twiggs County is home to 9,806 people in Georgia. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 26.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,600. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 34%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

9,806

−7%vs 2000

vs 10,590 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

359 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(779)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(912)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(852)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(763)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(665)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,630)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(1,211)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(1,084)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(819)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(623)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(346)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(122)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,213

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,608 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,510

−40%vs 2000

vs $14,259 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.0%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,600

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$251

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic54.6%(5,784)

Black43.3%(4,589)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(112)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.9%(5,284)

Black45.9%(4,504)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(11)

Asian0%(4)

Other0.1%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American1%(76)

Venezuelan0.4%(30)

Colombian0.2%(16)

Mexican0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(60)

Korean0.1%(9)

Asian Indian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

English6.6%(517)

American6.2%(485)

Irish4.2%(328)

German2.8%(219)

Italian0.9%(72)

French0.5%(40)

Arab0.4%(31)

Lebanese0.4%(31)

Scottish0.3%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(19)

Danish0.2%(12)

Welsh0.1%(10)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

French Canadian0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Haitian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.4%

−14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.4 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married35.3%(1,173)

Married47.3%(1,570)

Widowed4.8%(160)

Divorced12.5%(416)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(1,149)

Married43.5%(1,492)

Widowed11.9%(408)

Divorced11.2%(384)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.4%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% 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)28.2%(194)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(181)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(172)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 688 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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