Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 441 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.
There were 178 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,728. About 11.3% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 32.6% of those age 65 or over.
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