Match, GA Demographics

Population 371 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Match

Household size in Match

Household size, people per household
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–102.472.702.68
2010–142.542.772.73
2015–192.532.752.71
2020–242.852.732.65
Change+0.38+0.03−0.03
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Households in Match average 2.85 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.47, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Match

Median age, years
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1045.436.037.7
2010–1440.336.938.6
2015–1942.438.139.6
2020–2440.838.640.1
Change−4.7+2.6+2.3
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At 40.8, the median age in Match is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in Georgia overall, where the median age is 38.6.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Match

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–107.5%13.8%12.3%
2010–146.7%13.8%12.3%
2015–197.6%13.0%11.6%
2020–2412.9%13.4%11.6%
Change+5.4 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in eight households in Match (12.9%), a bit above the national share of 11.6%. The picture is much the same across Georgia.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Match

Renters in Match

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1019.6%32.8%33.3%
2010–1425.1%35.8%35.6%
2015–1923.2%36.7%36.0%
2020–2420.3%34.3%34.8%
Change+0.8 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Match is largely a place of homeowners: only 20.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 62.7% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Match

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1020.5%13.1%11.4%
2010–1414.1%13.2%11.4%
2015–1916.7%11.6%11.1%
2020–2415.7%10.3%9.6%
Change−4.8 pts−2.8 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Match: 15.7% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Match

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–10198019851974
2010–14198819871975
2015–19198619871977
2020–24199219911980
Change+12+6+6
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Much of the housing in Match is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1992, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. That is in line with the rest of Georgia.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Match

Rent, per month
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–10$534$910$965
2010–14$612$977$1,040
2015–19$698$1,112$1,213
2020–24$742$1,520$1,571
Change+$208+$609+$606
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The median renter in Match pays $742 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.2% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Match

Bachelor's degrees in Match

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–107.7%28.1%28.4%
2010–1410.7%28.9%29.6%
2015–1911.7%31.4%32.1%
2020–2410.5%35.1%35.6%
Change+2.7 pts+7.0 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Match have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.5%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Match

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–1065.1%84.1%84.9%
2010–1476.2%85.4%86.1%
2015–1969.3%87.2%87.7%
2020–2481.3%89.2%89.3%
Change+16.2 pts+5.0 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly one in five adults in Match never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Match

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodMatchGeorgiaU.S.
2006–105.7%8.8%8.1%
2010–1410.3%10.7%9.4%
2015–1912.3%5.8%5.6%
2020–241.5%5.2%5.4%
Change−4.2 pts−3.6 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Match has been strong: just 1.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Match compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Match2.8540.812.9%20.3%15.7%1992$74210.5%81.3%1.5%
Bowman2.3841.88.5%27.6%7.3%1989$93810.6%82.7%5.1%
Paoli3.0941.77.0%8.9%15.4%1984$74220.3%71.3%3.2%
Dewy Rose2.8142.516.4%20.6%17.2%1990$81310.8%84.4%1.0%
Goss2.9342.122.9%8.8%22.2%1979$78014.7%88.1%1.9%
Vanna2.8342.96.5%16.8%12.2%1985$1,08311.8%87.3%6.3%
Dove Creek2.6235.310.4%32.2%11.6%1976$78429.0%87.9%8.5%
Comer3.0735.015.0%23.1%9.2%1987$80223.4%78.5%4.2%
Carlton3.4638.610.0%9.1%17.0%1984$64122.5%82.6%4.8%
Elberton2.4642.813.1%33.2%13.4%1973$78217.6%87.8%4.0%
Sandy Cross3.1237.018.9%15.6%12.6%1988$67422.0%83.1%4.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Match. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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