Blythe

Population: 863
Median household income: $46,688
Median home value: $116,100

Blythe, a community in Richmond County, Georgia, has 863 residents. Its median household income of $46,688 runs below the Richmond County figure of $53,197.

From 2019 to 2023, Blythe's population grew 25.4% from 688 to 863, while its median home value rose 19.1% from $97,500 to $116,100.

10.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 863
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $46,688
Median home value: $116,100
Median gross rent: $1,065
Housing units: 331
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

688863

Median household income

$56,786$46,688

Median home value

$97,500$116,100

Median gross rent

$893$1,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	688	$56,786	$97,500	$893
2020	686	$57,778	$97,300	$941
2021	612	$55,313	$100,900	$917
2022	672	$48,611	$122,900	$913
2023	863	$46,688	$116,100	$1,065

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	66	7.6%
5 to 17	172	19.9%
18 to 24	89	10.3%
25 to 34	102	11.8%
35 to 44	116	13.4%
45 to 54	102	11.8%
55 to 64	115	13.3%
65 to 74	67	7.8%
75 and over	34	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	578	67.0%
Black or African American	168	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.3%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	80	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	11.4%
High school graduate	197	36.8%
Some college or associate's	223	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	26	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	359	85.5%
Carpooled	35	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	4.3%
Other means	1	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	7.0%
15 to 29 min	142	35.3%
30 to 44 min	150	37.3%
45 to 59 min	36	9.0%
60+ min	46	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 15.8% (136 of 863)

	Count	Share
Family households	216	72.7%
Nonfamily households	81	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	297	89.7%
Vacant	34	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	249	83.8%
Renter-occupied	48	16.2%

1-unit, detached53.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other46.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	53.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	153	46.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1309040
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.3031, -82.2074