Alapaha

Population: 552
Median household income: $34,583
Median home value: $98,400

Alapaha is a community in Berrien County, Georgia, home to 552 residents. At $34,583, its median household income sits below Berrien County's $50,414.

From 2019 to 2023, Alapaha's population declined 27.8% from 765 to 552, while its median home value rose 19.4% from $82,400 to $98,400.

The typical home was built around 1969. 26.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 552
Median age: 51.5 yrs
Median household income: $34,583
Median home value: $98,400
Median gross rent: $708
Housing units: 359
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 15.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

765552

Median household income

$35,298$34,583

Median home value

$82,400$98,400

Median gross rent

$442$708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	765	$35,298	$82,400	$442
2020	820	$37,500	$92,300	$466
2021	650	$38,182	$92,700	$461
2022	592	$40,294	$105,400	$453
2023	552	$34,583	$98,400	$708

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	2.5%
5 to 17	39	7.1%
18 to 24	27	4.9%
25 to 34	94	17.0%
35 to 44	79	14.3%
45 to 54	66	12.0%
55 to 64	105	19.0%
65 to 74	67	12.1%
75 and over	61	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	304	55.1%
Black or African American	231	41.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	11.2%
High school graduate	184	39.0%
Some college or associate's	176	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	37	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means12.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	206	79.5%
Carpooled	11	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.9%
Other means	31	12.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	46.9%
15 to 29 min	76	29.9%
30 to 44 min	49	19.3%
45 to 59 min	1	0.4%
60+ min	9	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 26.6% (147 of 552)

	Count	Share
Family households	157	67.4%
Nonfamily households	76	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	233	64.9%
Vacant	126	35.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	169	72.5%
Renter-occupied	64	27.5%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	272	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	21.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1301024
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3831, -83.2237