Camilla

Population: 5,158
Median household income: $26,720
Median home value: $74,400

Camilla, a community in Mitchell County, Georgia, has 5,158 residents. At $26,720, its median household income sits below Mitchell County's $51,908.

From 2019 to 2023, Camilla's population held roughly steady from 5,126 to 5,158, while its median home value fell 2.4% from $76,200 to $74,400.

The median resident is 38.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,158
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $26,720
Median home value: $74,400
Median gross rent: $785
Housing units: 2,426
Homeownership rate: 42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1265,158

Median household income

$34,143$26,720

Median home value

$76,200$74,400

Median gross rent

$608$785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,126	$34,143	$76,200	$608
2020	5,087	$32,920	$82,000	$679
2021	5,135	$28,571	$79,100	$683
2022	5,163	$27,306	$82,200	$733
2023	5,158	$26,720	$74,400	$785

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	492	9.5%
5 to 17	981	19.0%
18 to 24	364	7.1%
25 to 34	475	9.2%
35 to 44	733	14.2%
45 to 54	660	12.8%
55 to 64	552	10.7%
65 to 74	540	10.5%
75 and over	361	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	673	13.0%
Black or African American	3,760	72.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	349	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	355	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.1%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	668	20.1%
High school graduate	1,224	36.9%
Some college or associate's	1,144	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	189	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	96	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle4.2%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,194	77.6%
Carpooled	251	16.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	64	4.2%
Worked from home	23	1.5%
Other means	6	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	635	41.9%
15 to 29 min	226	14.9%
30 to 44 min	257	17.0%
45 to 59 min	279	18.4%
60+ min	118	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 45.0% (2,295 of 5,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,254	56.8%
Nonfamily households	955	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,209	91.1%
Vacant	217	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	930	42.1%
Renter-occupied	1,279	57.9%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units18.9%

5 to 19 units17.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,426	58.8%
1-unit, attached	17	0.7%
2 to 4 units	458	18.9%
5 to 19 units	424	17.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	101	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1312624
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.2341, -84.2096