Bemiss

Population: 8,464
Median household income: $84,886
Median home value: $196,500

Bemiss is a community in Lowndes County, Georgia, home to 8,464 residents. At $84,886, its median household income sits above Lowndes County's $55,887.

From 2020 to 2023, Bemiss's population declined 3.7% from 8,793 to 8,464, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $154,100 to $196,500.

The median gross rent is $1,408. 30.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,464
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $84,886
Median home value: $196,500
Median gross rent: $1,408
Housing units: 3,093
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7938,464

Median household income

$71,974$84,886

Median home value

$154,100$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,408

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	8,793	$71,974	$154,100	$1,140
2021	8,915	$72,563	$154,900	$1,242
2022	9,049	$82,134	$178,300	$1,359
2023	8,464	$84,886	$196,500	$1,408

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	764	9.0%
5 to 17	1,987	23.5%
18 to 24	747	8.8%
25 to 34	1,506	17.8%
35 to 44	1,114	13.2%
45 to 54	619	7.3%
55 to 64	873	10.3%
65 to 74	595	7.0%
75 and over	259	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,842	57.2%
Black or African American	2,287	27.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	287	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	356	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	680	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	2.9%
High school graduate	1,223	24.6%
Some college or associate's	2,076	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	885	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	640	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone90.4%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,239	90.4%
Carpooled	114	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	199	5.6%
Other means	29	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,209	35.7%
15 to 29 min	1,514	44.8%
30 to 44 min	387	11.4%
45 to 59 min	131	3.9%
60+ min	141	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 14.5% (1,188 of 8,217)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,286	78.9%
Nonfamily households	613	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,899	93.7%
Vacant	194	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,142	73.9%
Renter-occupied	757	26.1%

1-unit, detached92.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,867	92.7%
1-unit, attached	12	0.4%
2 to 4 units	31	1.0%
5 to 19 units	38	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	145	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1306968
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 30.9330, -83.2219