COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Walker County

Georgia · 58,340 residents · 446 sq mi

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With 58,340 people, Walker County is a county in Georgia. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $45,400. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 17%. Median rent is $332 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

58,340

−4%vs 2000

vs 61,053 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

446 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202469K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(3,782)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(4,161)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(4,445)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(4,324)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(3,782)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(9,086)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(8,351)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(6,935)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(5,675)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(4,662)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(2,489)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(648)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,068

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,406 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,575

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,867 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,400

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $441 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(57,336)

Black3.8%(2,300)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(565)

Asian0.3%(165)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(55,825)

Black3.7%(2,175)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(184)

Asian0.3%(156)

Other0.3%(184)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(839)

Puerto Rican0.8%(568)

Central American0.2%(157)

South American0.2%(106)

Spaniard0.1%(76)

Guatemalan0.1%(75)

Cuban0.1%(72)

Venezuelan0.1%(62)

Nicaraguan0.1%(57)

Honduran0%(22)

Bolivian0%(18)

Ecuadorian0%(16)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0%(12)

Chilean0%(10)

Salvadoran0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(278)

Chinese0%(19)

Filipino0%(1)

Pakistani0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(105)

Chamorro0.1%(36)

Ancestry

English20.8%(14,289)

American14.1%(9,695)

Irish13.1%(8,993)

German7%(4,837)

Scottish2.9%(2,023)

Italian2%(1,341)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(1,147)

Welsh1.3%(920)

Dutch1%(680)

French0.9%(602)

Norwegian0.6%(426)

Subsaharan African0.4%(279)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.4%(276)

Polish0.4%(254)

Swedish0.3%(225)

British0.2%(140)

Arab0.2%(122)

Ukrainian0.2%(113)

Greek0.2%(111)

Russian0.1%(101)

Czech0.1%(99)

Finnish0.1%(68)

Swiss0.1%(62)

Jordanian0.1%(49)

West Indian0.1%(49)

Iraqi0.1%(45)

Danish0.1%(45)

Iranian0.1%(39)

Lithuanian0.1%(39)

Portuguese0%(33)

Austrian0%(30)

Hungarian0%(29)

Moroccan0%(28)

Romanian0%(21)

Slovene0%(17)

Australian0%(16)

Jamaican0%(16)

Armenian0%(8)

Barbadian0%(8)

Canadian0%(6)

Slovak0%(6)

Nigerian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.3%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married27.6%(7,667)

Married55.5%(15,423)

Widowed3.1%(856)

Divorced13.8%(3,846)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(6,147)

Married54.2%(15,703)

Widowed10.9%(3,163)

Divorced13.7%(3,971)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% 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)15.4%(535)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(780)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.7%(1,619)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(197)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,468 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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