MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Jesup Micro

Jesup, GA · 1 counties · 22,356 residents · 642 sq mi

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Jesup is home to 22,356 people. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $43,900. 21.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $264 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

22,356

−16%vs 2000

vs 26,565 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

35 / sq mi

−16%vs 2000

vs 41 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

642 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(1,728)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,858)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,817)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,757)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(3,429)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(3,449)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(2,374)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(2,011)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(1,518)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(941)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(148)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,311

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,766 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,856

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,628 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$264

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $371 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.7%(19,838)

Black20.1%(5,333)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(1,013)

Asian0.4%(114)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.3%(17,941)

Black19.5%(4,349)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(194)

Asian0.1%(27)

Other0.2%(39)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(1,152)

Puerto Rican1%(303)

South American0.4%(139)

Colombian0.4%(109)

Dominican0.1%(26)

Cuban0.1%(16)

Central American0%(13)

Salvadoran0%(13)

Argentine0%(12)

Ecuadorian0%(9)

Venezuelan0%(9)

Spaniard0%(9)

Asian origin

Burmese0.5%(149)

Asian Indian0.5%(146)

Filipino0.1%(45)

Korean0.1%(19)

Chinese0%(12)

Thai0%(10)

Japanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(12)

Ancestry

American11.8%(3,665)

English9.1%(2,828)

Irish8.9%(2,740)

German4%(1,248)

Scottish1.5%(463)

French1.2%(373)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(292)

Polish0.9%(285)

British0.8%(253)

Italian0.8%(242)

Dutch0.4%(112)

Norwegian0.4%(110)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(81)

Subsaharan African0.2%(68)

West Indian0.1%(38)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Jamaican0.1%(16)

Swiss0%(14)

Czech0%(10)

Hungarian0%(10)

Swedish0%(9)

French Canadian0%(8)

Haitian0%(3)

Slovak0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.9%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 18.8 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 married36.7%(4,576)

Married47.2%(5,896)

Widowed3.8%(479)

Divorced12.3%(1,530)

Women 15+

Never married27.4%(3,382)

Married45.6%(5,632)

Widowed12%(1,485)

Divorced14.9%(1,842)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 23.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.9%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.7%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.1%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% 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)27.3%(412)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(489)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(484)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(75)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,509 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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