Experiment

Population: 3,165
Median household income: $30,745
Median home value: $106,800

Located in Spalding County, Georgia, Experiment is a community with a population of 3,165. Its median household income of $30,745 runs below the Spalding County figure of $60,217.

From 2019 to 2023, Experiment's population declined 5.6% from 3,352 to 3,165, while its median home value rose 70.9% from $62,500 to $106,800.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $930.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,165
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $30,745
Median home value: $106,800
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 1,399
Homeownership rate: 45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3523,165

Median household income

$29,286$30,745

Median home value

$62,500$106,800

Median gross rent

$859$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,352	$29,286	$62,500	$859
2020	2,915	$28,750	$64,200	$848
2021	2,249	$28,641	—	$902
2022	2,578	$28,955	$78,100	$897
2023	3,165	$30,745	$106,800	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	105	3.3%
5 to 17	793	25.1%
18 to 24	286	9.0%
25 to 34	423	13.4%
35 to 44	376	11.9%
45 to 54	205	6.5%
55 to 64	364	11.5%
65 to 74	200	6.3%
75 and over	413	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,214	38.4%
Black or African American	1,756	55.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	176	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.4%

High school graduate49.6%

Some college or associate's15.9%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	543	27.4%
High school graduate	983	49.6%
Some college or associate's	314	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	79	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	62	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	781	86.1%
Carpooled	31	3.4%
Public transit	2	0.2%
Walked	4	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	5.4%
Other means	40	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	5.9%
15 to 29 min	637	74.2%
30 to 44 min	142	16.6%
45 to 59 min	21	2.4%
60+ min	7	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 42.9% (1,331 of 3,103)

	Count	Share
Family households	739	57.5%
Nonfamily households	547	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,286	91.9%
Vacant	113	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	586	45.6%
Renter-occupied	700	54.4%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,080	77.2%
1-unit, attached	17	1.2%
2 to 4 units	134	9.6%
5 to 19 units	146	10.4%
20 or more units	17	1.2%
Mobile home & other	5	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1328296
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.2860, -84.2746