Forsyth, Georgia demographics

Forsyth, GA demographics: median age 35.6; 27.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Forsyth city, Georgia · Incorporated city · GEOID 1330732. The survey estimates a population of 4,642 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Forsyth is 35.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.5 years. There are 1,852 households (±200). 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 35.6 ±7.5 37.6 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,642
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Under 18 1,159 ±308 25.0% ±6.6 pp 23.2% 22.0%
18–34 1,041 ±318 22.4% ±6.9 pp 23.3% 22.8%
35–64 1,579 ±379 34.0% ±8.2 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 863 ±221 18.6% ±4.8 pp 15.0% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,642
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Male 2,055 ±247 44.3% ±5.3 pp 48.8% 49.5%
Female 2,587 ±247 55.7% ±5.3 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: 4,642
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
White alone 2,572 ±362 55.4% ±7.8 pp 50.9% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 1,880 ±394 40.5% ±8.5 pp 31.1% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 19 ±26 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.9%
Asian alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 4.5% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 61 ±56 · low precision 1.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision 4.6% 7.1%
Two or more races 110 ±74 · low precision 2.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision 8.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,642
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,315 ±174 93.0% ±3.7 pp 89.0% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 327 ±174 · low precision 7.0% ±3.7 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: 1,852
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Married-couple family 914 ±192 49.4% ±8.9 pp 46.5% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 57 ±96 · low precision 3.1% ±5.2 pp · low precision 4.9% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 356 ±172 19.2% ±9.1 pp 14.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 510 ±192 27.5% ±9.9 pp 27.7% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 15 ±24 · low precision 0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision 6.1% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,852
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Households with people under 18 679 ±200 36.7% ±10.0 pp 31.6% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,173 ±263 63.3% ±12.4 pp 68.4% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,852
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 510 ±192 27.5% ±9.9 pp 27.7% 28.7%
Two-person households 608 ±187 32.8% ±9.4 pp 33.1% 33.8%
Three-person households 336 ±181 · low precision 18.1% ±9.5 pp · low precision 16.6% 15.3%
Four-person households 219 ±111 · low precision 11.8% ±5.8 pp 12.9% 12.6%
Five-person households 171 ±97 · low precision 9.2% ±5.1 pp · low precision 6.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 8 ±19 · low precision 0.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision 2.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±1.1 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: 4,642
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Native 4,402 ±198 94.8% ±4.3 pp 88.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 240 ±197 · low precision 5.2% ±4.2 pp · low precision 11.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,344
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
English only 4,171 ±233 96.0% ±3.0 pp 84.5% 77.7%
Spanish 173 ±127 · low precision 4.0% ±2.9 pp · low precision 8.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.6% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.5% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 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: 3,162
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Less than high school graduate 273 ±125 8.6% ±3.9 pp 10.8% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,020 ±280 32.3% ±8.4 pp 26.6% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 584 ±214 18.5% ±6.6 pp 19.2% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 414 ±205 13.1% ±6.4 pp 8.4% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 526 ±201 16.6% ±6.2 pp 21.1% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 345 ±176 · low precision 10.9% ±5.5 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: 4,549
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Georgia U.S.
Same house 3,820 ±372 84.0% ±8.0 pp 87.0% 87.7%
Moved within same county 320 ±256 · low precision 7.0% ±5.6 pp · low precision 5.3% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 357 ±271 · low precision 7.8% ±6.0 pp · low precision 4.4% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 36 ±48 · low precision 0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision 2.7% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 16 ±28 · low precision 0.4% ±0.6 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

2.9% of Forsyth residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.4% in Georgia and 8.4% nationally. 89.4% 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 Forsyth Georgia U.S. Compared with Georgia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision 12.4% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 89.4% ±5.6 pp 91.0% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision 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 Forsyth . 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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