ZIP Code 31606

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lowndes County, Georgia.

Population: 3,391
Median household income: $43,411
Median home value: $188,300

Covering part of Lowndes County, Georgia, ZIP Code 31606 has about 3,391 residents. Its median household income of $43,411 runs below the Lowndes County figure of $55,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 31606's population declined 9.4% from 3,743 to 3,391, while its median gross rent rose 7.3% from $717 to $769.

Households average 2.50 people. The median gross rent is $769.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,391
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,411
Median home value: $188,300
Median gross rent: $769
Housing units: 1,558
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7433,391

Median household income

$43,828$43,411

Median home value

$97,900$188,300

Median gross rent

$717$769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,743	$43,828	$97,900	$717
2020	3,196	$41,659	$108,100	$748
2021	3,575	$38,859	$121,100	$874
2022	3,652	$47,585	$123,100	$795
2023	3,391	$43,411	$188,300	$769

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	2.3%
5 to 17	754	22.2%
18 to 24	228	6.7%
25 to 34	462	13.6%
35 to 44	317	9.3%
45 to 54	318	9.4%
55 to 64	544	16.0%
65 to 74	486	14.3%
75 and over	203	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,578	76.0%
Black or African American	322	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	1.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	129	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	319	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	237	10.2%
High school graduate	1,047	44.9%
Some college or associate's	602	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	314	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	130	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone91.6%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,343	91.6%
Carpooled	73	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	3.0%
Other means	6	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	468	32.9%
15 to 29 min	680	47.8%
30 to 44 min	146	10.3%
45 to 59 min	21	1.5%
60+ min	107	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 20.0% (674 of 3,367)

	Count	Share
Family households	888	65.6%
Nonfamily households	465	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,353	86.8%
Vacant	205	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,094	80.9%
Renter-occupied	259	19.1%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other38.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	953	61.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	603	38.7%

ZIP Code 31606

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