Cairo

Population: 10,067
Median household income: $40,496
Median home value: $114,300

Cairo is a community in Grady County, Georgia, home to 10,067 residents. At $40,496, its median household income sits below Grady County's $54,312.

From 2019 to 2023, Cairo's population grew 6.6% from 9,446 to 10,067, while its median home value fell 1.6% from $116,200 to $114,300.

65.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,067
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,496
Median home value: $114,300
Median gross rent: $728
Housing units: 4,187
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,44610,067

Median household income

$33,418$40,496

Median home value

$116,200$114,300

Median gross rent

$787$728

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,446	$33,418	$116,200	$787
2020	9,395	$38,068	$115,300	$752
2021	10,095	$36,442	$115,200	$805
2022	10,091	$39,784	$115,800	$791
2023	10,067	$40,496	$114,300	$728

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	596	5.9%
5 to 17	2,282	22.7%
18 to 24	992	9.9%
25 to 34	1,160	11.5%
35 to 44	1,139	11.3%
45 to 54	990	9.8%
55 to 64	1,224	12.2%
65 to 74	920	9.1%
75 and over	764	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,058	40.3%
Black or African American	4,516	44.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.2%
Two or more races	68	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,390	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,343	21.7%
High school graduate	2,022	32.6%
Some college or associate's	1,983	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	453	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	396	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,042	81.1%
Carpooled	601	16.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	2.3%
Other means	17	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,355	37.0%
15 to 29 min	1,050	28.7%
30 to 44 min	740	20.2%
45 to 59 min	309	8.4%
60+ min	210	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 27.3% (2,708 of 9,909)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,308	61.7%
Nonfamily households	1,433	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,741	89.3%
Vacant	446	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,813	48.5%
Renter-occupied	1,928	51.5%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,737	65.4%
1-unit, attached	43	1.0%
2 to 4 units	458	10.9%
5 to 19 units	398	9.5%
20 or more units	25	0.6%
Mobile home & other	526	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1312400
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 30.8792, -84.2055