Pelham

Population: 3,465
Median household income: $38,838
Median home value: $95,800

Located in Mitchell County, Georgia, Pelham is a community with a population of 3,465. At $38,838, its median household income sits below Mitchell County's $51,908.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pelham's population declined 2.4% from 3,549 to 3,465, while its median home value rose 29.5% from $74,000 to $95,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.6% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 55.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,465
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $38,838
Median home value: $95,800
Median gross rent: $737
Housing units: 1,369
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Unemployment rate: 12.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5493,465

Median household income

$31,173$38,838

Median home value

$74,000$95,800

Median gross rent

$577$737

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,549	$31,173	$74,000	$577
2020	3,502	$31,158	$86,600	$592
2021	3,518	$33,138	$83,600	$638
2022	3,501	$34,761	$94,200	$699
2023	3,465	$38,838	$95,800	$737

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	193	5.6%
5 to 17	853	24.6%
18 to 24	339	9.8%
25 to 34	512	14.8%
35 to 44	240	6.9%
45 to 54	281	8.1%
55 to 64	518	14.9%
65 to 74	262	7.6%
75 and over	267	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,445	41.7%
Black or African American	1,910	55.1%
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	40	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	455	21.9%
High school graduate	629	30.2%
Some college or associate's	873	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	58	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	65	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	740	80.7%
Carpooled	157	17.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	485	54.1%
15 to 29 min	264	29.4%
30 to 44 min	101	11.3%
45 to 59 min	31	3.5%
60+ min	16	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 27.1% (910 of 3,359)

	Count	Share
Family households	763	59.9%
Nonfamily households	511	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,274	93.1%
Vacant	95	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	571	44.8%
Renter-occupied	703	55.2%

1-unit, detached60.0%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units26.2%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	821	60.0%
1-unit, attached	60	4.4%
2 to 4 units	359	26.2%
5 to 19 units	78	5.7%
20 or more units	29	2.1%
Mobile home & other	22	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1359976
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.1266, -84.1515