Buchanan, Georgia demographics

Buchanan, GA demographics: median age 38.3; 6.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Buchanan city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1311616. The survey estimates a population of 1,306 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Buchanan is 38.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.9 years. There are 484 households (±135). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 38.3 ±2.9 37.6 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,306
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Under 18 258 ±101 19.8% ±1.9 pp 23.2% 22.0%
18–34 335 ±121 25.7% ±13.4 pp · low precision 23.3% 22.8%
35–64 564 ±166 43.2% ±20.7 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 149 ±58 11.4% ±1.1 pp 15.0% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,306
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Male 570 ±201 43.6% ±22.6 pp · low precision 48.8% 49.5%
Female 736 ±311 56.4% ±10.6 pp 51.2% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,306
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
White alone 1,190 ±485 91.1% ±13.8 pp 50.9% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 72 ±63 · low precision 5.5% ±4.3 pp · low precision 31.1% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 2 ±3 · low precision 0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.9%
Asian alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 4.5% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 4.6% 7.1%
Two or more races 42 ±24 · low precision 3.2% ±1.4 pp 8.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,306
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,301 ±493 99.6% ±2.3 pp 89.0% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5 ±9 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 11.0% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 484
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Married-couple family 208 ±99 43.0% ±16.6 pp 46.5% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 37 ±32 · low precision 7.6% ±6.3 pp · low precision 4.9% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 52 ±32 · low precision 10.7% ±5.9 pp · low precision 14.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 158 ±69 32.6% ±11.0 pp 27.7% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 29 ±22 · low precision 6.0% ±4.2 pp · low precision 6.1% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 484
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Households with people under 18 185 ±90 38.2% ±15.2 pp 31.6% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 299 ±94 61.8% ±9.0 pp 68.4% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 484
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 158 ±69 32.6% ±11.0 pp 27.7% 28.7%
Two-person households 87 ±37 18.0% ±5.7 pp 33.1% 33.8%
Three-person households 84 ±46 · low precision 17.4% ±8.2 pp 16.6% 15.3%
Four-person households 49 ±28 · low precision 10.1% ±5.0 pp 12.9% 12.6%
Five-person households 31 ±27 · low precision 6.4% ±5.3 pp · low precision 6.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 75 ±83 · low precision 15.5% ±16.6 pp · low precision 2.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±4.1 pp · low precision 1.4% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,306
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Native 1,292 ±492 98.9% ±4.4 pp 88.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 14 ±19 · low precision 1.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision 11.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,257
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
English only 1,240 ±486 98.6% ±6.3 pp 84.5% 77.7%
Spanish 7 ±10 · low precision 0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision 8.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 10 ±2 0.8% ±0.3 pp 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.6% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 868
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Less than high school graduate 233 ±122 · low precision 26.8% ±10.1 pp 10.8% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 352 ±193 · low precision 40.6% ±16.8 pp 26.6% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 174 ±68 20.0% ±3.0 pp 19.2% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 53 ±25 6.1% ±1.8 pp 8.4% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 50 ±41 · low precision 5.8% ±4.2 pp · low precision 21.1% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 6 ±16 · low precision 0.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision 13.9% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,294
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Same house 1,021 ±454 78.9% ±18.3 pp 87.0% 87.7%
Moved within same county 126 ±147 · low precision 9.7% ±10.7 pp · low precision 5.3% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 130 ±72 · low precision 10.0% ±4.1 pp 4.4% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 12 ±20 · low precision 0.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision 2.7% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 5 ±9 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.5% of Buchanan residents (±6.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 80.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Buchanan Georgia U.S. Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 13.5% ±6.9 pp · low precision 12.4% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 80.2% ±11.2 pp 91.0% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.5% ±2.3 pp 7.2% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Buchanan . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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