Baconton

Population: 1,134
Median household income: $56,488
Median home value: $86,100

Baconton, a community in Mitchell County, Georgia, has 1,134 residents. The median household income of $56,488 is above the Mitchell County median ($51,908).

Between 2019 and 2023, Baconton's population grew 1.2% from 1,121 to 1,134, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $71,700 to $86,100.

74.4% of workers drive to work alone. 48.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,134
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,488
Median home value: $86,100
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 387
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1211,134

Median household income

$42,813$56,488

Median home value

$71,700$86,100

Median gross rent

$743$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,121	$42,813	$71,700	$743
2020	1,024	$37,454	$66,300	$731
2021	923	$47,604	$67,000	$781
2022	964	$54,850	$83,500	$837
2023	1,134	$56,488	$86,100	$835

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 743.0%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	5.1%
5 to 17	265	23.4%
18 to 24	134	11.8%
25 to 34	210	18.5%
35 to 44	117	10.3%
45 to 54	149	13.1%
55 to 64	123	10.8%
65 to 74	34	3.0%
75 and over	44	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	331	29.2%
Black or African American	748	66.0%
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	17	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's49.3%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	10.8%
High school graduate	246	36.3%
Some college or associate's	334	49.3%
Bachelor's degree	20	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	396	74.4%
Carpooled	84	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	6.0%
Other means	9	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	115	23.0%
15 to 29 min	195	39.0%
30 to 44 min	113	22.6%
45 to 59 min	17	3.4%
60+ min	60	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.51
Poverty rate: 16.0% (181 of 1,134)

	Count	Share
Family households	247	76.5%
Nonfamily households	76	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	323	83.5%
Vacant	64	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	216	66.9%
Renter-occupied	107	33.1%

1-unit, detached48.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units20.7%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	187	48.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	80	20.7%
5 to 19 units	4	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	116	30.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1304840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.95 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3804, -84.1592