ZIP Code 31779

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mitchell County, Georgia.

Population: 8,877
Median household income: $50,450
Median home value: $115,300

ZIP Code 31779 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mitchell County, Georgia, home to about 8,877 residents. Its median household income of $50,450 runs in line with the Mitchell County figure of $51,908.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 31779's population declined 12.0% from 10,092 to 8,877, while its median gross rent rose 16.8% from $632 to $738.

The typical home was built around 1981. 22.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,877
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,450
Median home value: $115,300
Median gross rent: $738
Housing units: 3,298
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,0928,877

Median household income

$39,641$50,450

Median home value

$95,300$115,300

Median gross rent

$632$738

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,092	$39,641	$95,300	$632
2020	10,338	$39,852	$99,300	$647
2021	9,575	$44,295	$93,600	$673
2022	9,576	$38,571	$110,500	$710
2023	8,877	$50,450	$115,300	$738

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	543	6.1%
5 to 17	1,556	17.5%
18 to 24	1,022	11.5%
25 to 34	1,160	13.1%
35 to 44	962	10.8%
45 to 54	1,149	12.9%
55 to 64	1,246	14.0%
65 to 74	637	7.2%
75 and over	602	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,882	55.0%
Black or African American	3,530	39.8%
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	78	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	387	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,029	17.9%
High school graduate	2,293	39.8%
Some college or associate's	1,966	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	231	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	237	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,198	82.8%
Carpooled	333	12.6%
Public transit	11	0.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	4.1%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	995	39.1%
15 to 29 min	820	32.2%
30 to 44 min	384	15.1%
45 to 59 min	169	6.6%
60+ min	175	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 22.7% (1,694 of 7,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,754	61.4%
Nonfamily households	1,103	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,857	86.6%
Vacant	441	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,905	66.7%
Renter-occupied	952	33.3%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,986	60.2%
1-unit, attached	60	1.8%
2 to 4 units	434	13.2%
5 to 19 units	78	2.4%
20 or more units	29	0.9%
Mobile home & other	711	21.6%

ZIP Code 31779

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