Baconton vs Pelham

A side-by-side comparison of Baconton and Pelham: population, income, housing, and more.

Baconton and Pelham are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pelham has the higher population (3,465 vs 1,134 in Baconton). Baconton has the higher median household income ($56,488 vs $38,838 in Pelham). Pelham has the higher median home value ($95,800 vs $86,100 in Baconton).

Population, income & housing

	Baconton	Pelham
Population	1,134	3,465
Median age	27.9 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,488	$38,838
Median home value	$86,100	$95,800
Median gross rent	$835	$737
Housing units	387	1,369
Homeownership rate	66.9%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.5%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baconton	Pelham
Population	1,121 → 1,134 (+1.2%)	3,549 → 3,465 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$42,813 → $56,488 (+31.9%)	$31,173 → $38,838 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $86,100 (+20.1%)	$74,000 → $95,800 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$743 → $835 (+12.4%)	$577 → $737 (+27.7%)

Baconton

Population

1,1211,134

Median household income

$42,813$56,488

Median home value

$71,700$86,100

Median gross rent

$743$835

Pelham

Population

3,5493,465

Median household income

$31,173$38,838

Median home value

$74,000$95,800

Median gross rent

$577$737

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baconton	Pelham
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	23.4%	24.6%
18 to 24	11.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	18.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	6.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	3.0%	7.6%
75 and over	3.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baconton	Pelham
White (non-Hispanic)	29.2%	41.7%
Black or African American	66.0%	55.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baconton	Pelham
No high school diploma	10.8%	21.9%
High school graduate	36.3%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baconton	Pelham
Drove alone	74.4%	80.7%
Carpooled	15.8%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	2.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baconton	Pelham
1-unit, detached	48.3%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	20.7%	26.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Baconton	Pelham
Poverty rate	16.0%	27.1%
Average household size	3.51	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1984	1972