Abbeville

Population: 2,756
Median household income: $37,981
Median home value: $77,700

Abbeville is a community in Wilcox County, Georgia, home to 2,756 residents. Its median household income of $37,981 runs below the Wilcox County figure of $48,036.

From 2019 to 2023, Abbeville's population declined 1.3% from 2,793 to 2,756, while its median home value rose 122.6% from $34,900 to $77,700.

The typical home was built around 1978. 41.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,756
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $37,981
Median home value: $77,700
Median gross rent: $602
Housing units: 472
Homeownership rate: 55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7932,756

Median household income

$22,813$37,981

Median home value

$34,900$77,700

Median gross rent

$322$602

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,793	$22,813	$34,900	$322
2020	2,725	$20,750	$54,200	$368
2021	2,794	$21,771	$66,500	$535
2022	2,752	$25,972	$72,500	$610
2023	2,756	$37,981	$77,700	$602

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4419.5%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	1.2%
5 to 17	261	9.5%
18 to 24	265	9.6%
25 to 34	520	18.9%
35 to 44	538	19.5%
45 to 54	481	17.5%
55 to 64	291	10.6%
65 to 74	262	9.5%
75 and over	104	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	917	33.3%
Black or African American	1,615	58.6%
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	124	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate52.3%

Some college or associate's18.5%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	510	23.2%
High school graduate	1,148	52.3%
Some college or associate's	407	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	89	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	42	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone54.8%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means25.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	213	54.8%
Carpooled	26	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	9.0%
Other means	98	25.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	16.4%
15 to 29 min	71	20.1%
30 to 44 min	72	20.3%
45 to 59 min	54	15.3%
60+ min	99	28.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 41.2% (442 of 1,072)

	Count	Share
Family households	227	62.5%
Nonfamily households	136	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	363	76.9%
Vacant	109	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	200	55.1%
Renter-occupied	163	44.9%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other30.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	276	58.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	41	8.7%
5 to 19 units	5	1.1%
20 or more units	4	0.8%
Mobile home & other	143	30.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1300184
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 31.9926, -83.3065