Ray City

Population: 906
Median household income: $42,344
Median home value: $118,800

Ray City is a community in Berrien County, Georgia, home to 906 residents. At $42,344, its median household income sits below Berrien County's $50,414.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ray City's population declined 26.2% from 1,227 to 906, while its median home value rose 12.7% from $105,400 to $118,800.

Households average 2.99 people. The median gross rent is $848.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 906
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,344
Median home value: $118,800
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 334
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,227906

Median household income

$38,250$42,344

Median home value

$105,400$118,800

Median gross rent

$740$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,227	$38,250	$105,400	$740
2020	1,090	$51,528	$109,600	$735
2021	1,100	$53,958	$111,500	$818
2022	1,043	$46,875	$116,400	$947
2023	906	$42,344	$118,800	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	9.9%
5 to 17	186	20.5%
18 to 24	104	11.5%
25 to 34	106	11.7%
35 to 44	93	10.3%
45 to 54	127	14.0%
55 to 64	116	12.8%
65 to 74	60	6.6%
75 and over	24	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	477	52.6%
Black or African American	201	22.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	2.6%
Some other race	6	0.7%
Two or more races	57	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	133	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	10.3%
High school graduate	250	47.5%
Some college or associate's	147	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	44	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	289	90.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	9.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	15.9%
15 to 29 min	126	43.6%
30 to 44 min	117	40.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 25.1% (215 of 855)

	Count	Share
Family households	199	65.7%
Nonfamily households	104	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	303	90.7%
Vacant	31	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	168	55.4%
Renter-occupied	135	44.6%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	230	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	92	27.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1363728
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.0728, -83.1901