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30535

Demorest, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,674
Median household income
$58,510
People below poverty
13.1%
Median home value
$223,600

Income

The median income of households in 30535 was $58,510. An estimated 6.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9.2
$35,000 to $49,999 17.6
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 18.8
$150,000 to $199,999 1.9
$200,000 or more 4.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48208
Female 37500

An estimated 74.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,105. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.7
Social Security 31.2
Retirement income 20.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.4
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 19% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 19
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.3

In 2020-2024, 10.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 30535 in 2020-2024, 85.4% had health insurance coverage and 14.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.1% and public coverage was 32.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.3%.


In 2020-2024, 30535 had a total population of 8,674 - 4,682 (54%) females and 3,992 (46%) males. The median age was 33.9 years. An estimated 21.1% of the population was under 18 years, 34.8% was 19 to 44 years, 23.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 30535 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 361 279
5 to 9 175 299
10 to 14 167 187
15 to 19 367 454
20 to 24 305 401
25 to 29 343 362
30 to 34 291 510
35 to 39 387 199
40 to 44 71 148
45 to 49 241 260
50 to 54 110 246
55 to 59 213 344
60 to 64 335 269
65 to 69 85 198
70 to 74 168 163
75 to 79 188 170
80 to 84 80 100
85 and over 105 93

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.4% were White; 3.1% were Black or African American; 22.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7% of the people in 30535 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.1% of the people in 30535 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,991 households in 30535. The average household size was 2.67 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.3% of the households in 30535 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.9% of all households, while 15.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.7% of all households.

In 30535, 31.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.3
Cohabiting Couples 2.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.3% of males and 45.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.8 32
Now married, except separated 53.3 45.6
Separated 2 0.6
Widowed 4.9 7.1
Divorced 9 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 30535, 233 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.9% of the people living in 30535 were U.S. natives. 67.5% of the 30535 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.1% of 30535 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 93 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 30535 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 30535.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60.8
Asia 9.2
Europe 29.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 30535 in 2020-2024, 7.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.1% of people at least five years old; 3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.5
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 30535 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.8
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 7.6
Different state 3.8
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 87 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 30535 was 2,290 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 316 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,074. College or graduate school enrollment was 900.

Educational Attainment of People in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13
High school diploma or equivalency 34.7
Some college, no degree 24.1
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 12.1
Graduate or professional degree 8.8

Disability

In 30535, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.9% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 30535, 58.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,327 80.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 477 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 320 7.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 30535 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8
Construction 7.8
Manufacturing 13.7
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 12.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 4.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.6
Other Services, except public administration 6.7
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 30535 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,307 31.7
Service occupations 732 17.7
Sales and office occupations 1,174 28.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 316 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 595 14.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.5% of 30535 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.7
Other means 0
Worked from home 15.7

In 2020-2024, 30535 had a total of 3,347 housing units. Of these housing units, 76% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.6
Mobile homes 15.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 30535 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 67.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 30535 had 2,991 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 356 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68.2% while renters occupied 31.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.87 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.24.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3% and another 26.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 30535:

House Heating Fuel Used in 30535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.6
Electricity 70.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 30535 was $223,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.4 % had a mortgage. 48.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,438 and for owners without a mortgage it was $473.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 30535 was $1,073. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.