ZIP Code 31721

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dougherty County, Georgia.

Population: 19,655
Median household income: $78,314
Median home value: $209,900

ZIP Code 31721 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dougherty County, Georgia, home to about 19,655 residents. At $78,314, its median household income sits above Dougherty County's $46,784.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 31721's population declined 4.6% from 20,600 to 19,655, while its median gross rent rose 25.8% from $933 to $1,174.

75.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,655
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $78,314
Median home value: $209,900
Median gross rent: $1,174
Housing units: 8,508
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,60019,655

Median household income

$72,992$78,314

Median home value

$171,000$209,900

Median gross rent

$933$1,174

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,600	$72,992	$171,000	$933
2020	20,924	$68,844	$175,100	$964
2021	20,094	$70,072	$176,700	$1,042
2022	19,453	$76,243	$197,900	$1,087
2023	19,655	$78,314	$209,900	$1,174

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	953	4.8%
5 to 17	3,289	16.7%
18 to 24	802	4.1%
25 to 34	2,136	10.9%
35 to 44	2,717	13.8%
45 to 54	3,210	16.3%
55 to 64	2,393	12.2%
65 to 74	2,642	13.4%
75 and over	1,513	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,061	35.9%
Black or African American	11,772	59.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	262	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	92	0.5%
Two or more races	326	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	142	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	908	6.2%
High school graduate	3,426	23.4%
Some college or associate's	4,686	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,508	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,083	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,368	79.8%
Carpooled	746	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	63	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	972	10.5%
Other means	84	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,717	32.9%
15 to 29 min	4,257	51.5%
30 to 44 min	780	9.4%
45 to 59 min	210	2.5%
60+ min	297	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 7.6% (1,484 of 19,613)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,858	73.2%
Nonfamily households	2,147	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,005	94.1%
Vacant	503	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,484	68.5%
Renter-occupied	2,521	31.5%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,386	75.1%
1-unit, attached	182	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,109	13.0%
5 to 19 units	241	2.8%
20 or more units	124	1.5%
Mobile home & other	466	5.5%

ZIP Code 31721

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