MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Summerville Micro

Summerville, GA · 1 counties · 22,242 residents · 313 sq mi

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Summerville is home to 22,242 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $35,400. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Median rent is $278 a month. Households take in $20,335 at the median, 33% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

22,242

−13%vs 2000

vs 25,470 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

71 / sq mi

−13%vs 2000

vs 81 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

313 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,503)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,535)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,605)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,747)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,571)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(3,191)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(2,953)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(2,593)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(2,266)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,992)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,020)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(266)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,335

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,664 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,281

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,508 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,400

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $380 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.3% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.5%(21,776)

Black11.2%(2,840)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(537)

Asian0.1%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.8%(20,205)

Black8.6%(1,916)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(54)

Asian0.1%(23)

Other0.4%(98)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American4.1%(1,037)

Guatemalan3.9%(973)

Mexican0.8%(204)

Puerto Rican0.5%(136)

South American0.2%(42)

Honduran0.1%(37)

Salvadoran0.1%(23)

Chilean0.1%(23)

Panamanian0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(56)

Asian Indian0.1%(16)

Korean0%(12)

Filipino0%(6)

Chinese0%(4)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(5)

Ancestry

American30.4%(7,623)

English18.6%(4,660)

Irish7%(1,758)

German4.3%(1,083)

Scottish1.5%(373)

Italian0.6%(151)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(141)

Welsh0.4%(97)

Russian0.4%(95)

British0.3%(87)

Ukrainian0.3%(79)

French0.3%(73)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.2%(61)

Norwegian0.2%(54)

Arab0.2%(40)

Syrian0.2%(40)

Subsaharan African0.2%(40)

Swedish0.1%(37)

Swiss0.1%(35)

Polish0.1%(34)

Israeli0.1%(27)

Hungarian0.1%(18)

West Indian0.1%(18)

Czech0.1%(14)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Slovene0%(12)

Finnish0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4)

Australian0%(3)

French Canadian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.1%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married38.4%(4,035)

Married42.2%(4,430)

Widowed4.1%(426)

Divorced15.4%(1,616)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(2,474)

Married47.5%(4,785)

Widowed12.6%(1,266)

Divorced15.4%(1,552)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 20.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.6%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% 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)18.4%(299)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(257)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(591)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(121)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.7%(92)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,628 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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