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31716 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 31716 covers Baconton, Georgia, with a population of about 3,050 and a median household income of $58,297.

Population
3,05038 per square mile
Median age
43.95.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,29722% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
22.9%10.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$175,601up 36.2% in five years
Median rent
$79239% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
23%12 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.5%18.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 31716 is

Baconton, Georgia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,050
Median age43.9
Family households64.3%
Born outside the US3.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.4%
White (non-Hispanic)40.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)47.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans13.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$58,297
Income per person$32,399
Poverty rate22.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.6%
$10–15k13.6%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k7.9%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k15.0%
$100–125k3.4%
$125–150k3.4%
$150–200k16.8%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,070
Mean adjusted gross income$46,150
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k39.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$124,200
Median gross rent$792
Rent as a share of household income18.2%
Owner-occupied83.5%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house55.3%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home37.5%
Boat, RV or van1.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$175,601as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$175,601$99,627

$99,627 in 2018 to $175,601 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%
High school diploma or higher90.1%
Works from home2.2%
Drives to work alone88.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.9% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.9% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.7% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed110
Annual payroll$5,024,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 86.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.6 out of 100
Community resilience20.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide50.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather44.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Georgia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPGeorgiaUnited States
Median household income$58,297$74,664$78,538
Income per person$32,399$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate22.9%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$124,200$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$792$1,306$1,348
Homeownership83.5%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home2.2%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US3.8%10.8%13.9%
Median age43.937.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationALBANY 3 SE, GA US16.6 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January59.5°F / 37.3°F4.78 in rain
February63.8°F / 40.5°F4.72 in rain
March70.8°F / 46.2°F4.88 in rain
April77.6°F / 52.8°F3.92 in rain
May84.8°F / 61.5°F3.03 in rain
June89.3°F / 69.3°F5.24 in rain
July91.6°F / 72.2°F5.5 in rain
August90.6°F / 71.7°F5.69 in rain
September86.8°F / 67°F4.03 in rain
October78.7°F / 56.1°F3.04 in rain
November69.3°F / 44.9°F3.04 in rain
December62.3°F / 40.1°F4.68 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Mitchell County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

31784 Sale City, GA15.7 km away
31705 Albany, GA17.9 km away
31704 Albany, GA18.7 km away
31744 Doerun, GA19.7 km away
31706 Albany, GA20 km away
31782 Putney, GA20 km away
31701 Albany, GA20.5 km away
31703 Albany, GA21.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Mitchell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area79.76 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.3878, -84.1135

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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