ZIP Code 31602

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lowndes County, Georgia.

Population: 35,347
Median household income: $55,980
Median home value: $197,100

ZIP Code 31602 (Lowndes County, Georgia) is home to about 35,347 residents. Its median household income of $55,980 runs in line with the Lowndes County figure of $55,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 31602's population declined 3.5% from 36,626 to 35,347, while its median gross rent rose 25.9% from $831 to $1,046.

Owners occupy 44.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,347
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,980
Median home value: $197,100
Median gross rent: $1,046
Housing units: 15,201
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,62635,347

Median household income

$40,483$55,980

Median home value

$138,800$197,100

Median gross rent

$831$1,046

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,626	$40,483	$138,800	$831
2020	35,916	$42,997	$149,900	$841
2021	35,837	$47,821	$157,600	$879
2022	36,019	$50,502	$174,000	$976
2023	35,347	$55,980	$197,100	$1,046

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2418.3%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 647.2%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,490	7.0%
5 to 17	5,897	16.7%
18 to 24	6,485	18.3%
25 to 34	5,680	16.1%
35 to 44	4,284	12.1%
45 to 54	3,509	9.9%
55 to 64	2,552	7.2%
65 to 74	2,559	7.2%
75 and over	1,891	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,001	45.3%
Black or African American	14,948	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	733	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	0.2%
Two or more races	1,138	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,441	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,158	10.5%
High school graduate	5,620	27.4%
Some college or associate's	6,231	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,694	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,772	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,086	82.2%
Carpooled	1,536	9.7%
Public transit	40	0.3%
Walked	239	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	742	4.7%
Other means	274	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,687	44.1%
15 to 29 min	6,306	41.6%
30 to 44 min	1,195	7.9%
45 to 59 min	638	4.2%
60+ min	349	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 22.5% (7,666 of 33,996)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,988	58.5%
Nonfamily households	5,678	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,666	89.9%
Vacant	1,535	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,100	44.6%
Renter-occupied	7,566	55.4%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,449	62.2%
1-unit, attached	187	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,818	12.0%
5 to 19 units	2,723	17.9%
20 or more units	573	3.8%
Mobile home & other	451	3.0%

ZIP Code 31602

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