ZIP Code 31709

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sumter County, Georgia.

Population: 14,966
Median household income: $41,400
Median home value: $130,600

ZIP Code 31709 (Sumter County, Georgia) is home to about 14,966 residents. At $41,400, its median household income sits in line with Sumter County's $41,877.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 31709's population declined 5.3% from 15,802 to 14,966, while its median gross rent rose 20.4% from $751 to $904.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 18.0% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 48.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,966
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,400
Median home value: $130,600
Median gross rent: $904
Housing units: 6,846
Homeownership rate: 44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,80214,966

Median household income

$37,133$41,400

Median home value

$115,600$130,600

Median gross rent

$751$904

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,802	$37,133	$115,600	$751
2020	15,509	$37,360	$135,100	$731
2021	16,631	$38,012	$126,000	$783
2022	16,442	$37,915	$135,200	$838
2023	14,966	$41,400	$130,600	$904

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2418.0%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,199	8.0%
5 to 17	2,276	15.2%
18 to 24	2,688	18.0%
25 to 34	2,119	14.2%
35 to 44	1,096	7.3%
45 to 54	1,416	9.5%
55 to 64	1,749	11.7%
65 to 74	1,363	9.1%
75 and over	1,060	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,973	39.9%
Black or African American	7,302	48.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.2%
Asian	393	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.2%
Two or more races	559	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	677	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,341	15.2%
High school graduate	2,674	30.4%
Some college or associate's	2,371	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,325	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,092	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,760	73.0%
Carpooled	628	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	324	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	721	11.1%
Other means	86	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,971	51.2%
15 to 29 min	1,610	27.8%
30 to 44 min	591	10.2%
45 to 59 min	439	7.6%
60+ min	187	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 23.8% (3,287 of 13,830)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,084	52.2%
Nonfamily households	2,829	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,913	86.4%
Vacant	933	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,602	44.0%
Renter-occupied	3,311	56.0%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,011	58.6%
1-unit, attached	54	0.8%
2 to 4 units	957	14.0%
5 to 19 units	1,044	15.2%
20 or more units	131	1.9%
Mobile home & other	649	9.5%

ZIP Code 31709

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