MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Toccoa Micro

Toccoa, GA · 1 counties · 23,257 residents · 179 sq mi

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Toccoa is a metro area of 23,257 people. The typical home is worth $50,300. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $292 a month. Median household income is $22,204, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,257

−9%vs 2000

vs 25,435 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

130 / sq mi

−9%vs 2000

vs 142 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

179 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,557)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(1,533)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,495)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(1,854)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(1,805)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(3,443)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(3,407)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,532)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,147)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(2,134)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(1,155)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(195)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,204

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,466 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,531

−32%vs 2000

vs $15,529 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,300

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.2%(21,673)

Black11.9%(3,029)

Hispanic / Latino1%(250)

Asian0.6%(145)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.4%(20,323)

Black11.8%(2,746)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(205)

Asian0.3%(77)

Other0.5%(111)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(777)

Puerto Rican0.3%(93)

Cuban0.3%(77)

South American0.1%(34)

Ecuadorian0.1%(34)

Central American0.1%(25)

Salvadoran0.1%(25)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(196)

Chinese0.1%(36)

Korean0.1%(33)

Filipino0%(2)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(57)

Samoan0.1%(21)

Ancestry

English17.4%(4,691)

Irish12.8%(3,471)

American12.3%(3,321)

German7.5%(2,027)

Scottish2.5%(687)

Italian1.9%(512)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(361)

French0.8%(221)

Polish0.6%(165)

Hungarian0.6%(159)

French Canadian0.6%(151)

Welsh0.5%(146)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(121)

Swedish0.4%(105)

Subsaharan African0.4%(99)

Greek0.3%(94)

Norwegian0.3%(87)

British0.3%(84)

Swiss0.2%(65)

Arab0.2%(42)

Turkish0.1%(37)

West Indian0.1%(37)

Lebanese0.1%(34)

Guyanese0.1%(25)

Russian0.1%(23)

Jamaican0.1%(21)

Czech0.1%(17)

Danish0.1%(17)

Armenian0.1%(16)

Haitian0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0%(13)

Canadian0%(12)

Slovak0%(10)

Austrian0%(7)

Ethiopian0%(5)

Belgian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.1%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married31.9%(3,388)

Married48.8%(5,194)

Widowed4.7%(501)

Divorced14.6%(1,553)

Women 15+

Never married26.4%(3,057)

Married46.4%(5,368)

Widowed10.9%(1,260)

Divorced16.3%(1,882)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.3%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% 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)17.6%(306)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(282)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.9%(692)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(110)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,736 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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