Box Springs

Population: 189
Median household income: $28,158

Box Springs, a community in Talbot County, Georgia, has 189 residents. The median household income of $28,158 is below the Talbot County median ($45,098).

Between 2020 and 2023, Box Springs's population grew 61.5% from 117 to 189.

Owners occupy 89.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 60.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 189
Median age: 60.4 yrs
Median household income: $28,158
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 128
Homeownership rate: 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

117189

Median household income

$31,042$28,158

Median home value

$30,600$45,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	117	$31,042	$30,600
2021	184	$23,438	$45,000
2022	238	$23,333	—
2023	189	$28,158	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 443.2%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6422.2%

65 to 7427.0%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	37	19.6%
18 to 24	9	4.8%
25 to 34	10	5.3%
35 to 44	6	3.2%
45 to 54	13	6.9%
55 to 64	42	22.2%
65 to 74	51	27.0%
75 and over	21	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	79	41.8%
Black or African American	101	53.4%
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	9	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.6%

High school graduate23.8%

Some college or associate's42.7%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	33.6%
High school graduate	34	23.8%
Some college or associate's	61	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone54.3%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home34.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25	54.3%
Carpooled	5	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	34.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	9	30.0%
30 to 44 min	16	53.3%
45 to 59 min	5	16.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 51.9% (98 of 189)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	51.0%
Nonfamily households	48	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	98	76.6%
Vacant	30	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	89.8%
Renter-occupied	10	10.2%

1-unit, detached22.7%

1-unit, attached10.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other66.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29	22.7%
1-unit, attached	14	10.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	85	66.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1309768
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.5446, -84.6575