31626 Zip Code (Boston, GA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,235
Zip code population in 2010: 3,463
Zip code population in 2000: 3,169

Houses and condos: 1,585
Renter-occupied apartments: 432
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 31626: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 142.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,450 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,366 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 31626:

• High school or higher: 85.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 31626:

• Never married: 24.8%
• Now married: 54.5%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 12.3%
• Divorced: 6.0%

• 
• • 2,03763.0%White
  • 1,01031.2%Black
  • 1083.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 682.1%Two or more races
  • 100.3%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 31626, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,616 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,616
State:	$70,847

Salary/wage: $42,325 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$42,325
State:	$59,126

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1427.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3993.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7761.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10780.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16802.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,322 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,322
Georgia:	$2,011

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 42.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 220.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,656 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,656
State:	$8,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.9% for AGIs below $25k, 29.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 137.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 714.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,850 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,850
State:	+$28,402

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 20.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1585.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,243 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,243
State:	+$6,707

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.3% for AGIs below $25k, 380.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,030 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

31626:	$11,030
Georgia:	$20,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.2% for AGIs below $25k, 185.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 488.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,822 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,822
State:	$34,001

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 964.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2061.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $11,500 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$11,500
State:	$14,164

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 834.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,556 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

31626:	$6,556
State:	$7,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 527.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,576 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,576
State:	$2,530

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 157.1% for AGIs below $25k, 96.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.0%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 31626, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,938 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,938
State:	$56,131

Salary/wage: $33,721 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$33,721
State:	$47,942

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.1% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,079 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,079
Georgia:	$1,706

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,263 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$6,263
State:	$7,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,333 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$14,333
State:	+$16,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,080 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,080
State:	+$7,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,022 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

31626:	$10,022
Georgia:	$17,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,326 (24% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,326
State:	$23,886

Here:	24.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,215 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,215
State:	$5,507

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,532 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

31626:	$5,532
State:	$7,838

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,584 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,584
State:	$2,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.6%

Here:	64%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 62.7% for AGIs below $25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 31626, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,890 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,890
State:	$47,553

Salary/wage: $26,901 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,901
State:	$42,178

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.1% for AGIs below $10k, 87.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,808 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,808
Georgia:	$1,772

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,219 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,219
State:	$4,283

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,297 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,297
State:	+$16,461

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,450 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,450
State:	+$8,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,042 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

31626:	$3,042
Georgia:	$2,969

Total itemized deductions: $16,444 (23% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,444
State:	$19,944

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	22.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,272 (5% of AGI, reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,272
State:	$4,354

Here:	5.3% of AGI
State:	4.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,775 (reported on 58.3% of returns)

31626:	$3,775
State:	$8,223

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,048 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,048
State:	$1,986

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.9%

Here:	72%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $10k, 74.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 31629, 31720, 31757, 31778, 31643, 31738.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 267
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,093

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 31 (31 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 587 (337 now married, 248 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 31626 with a mortgage: 472 (50 second mortgage, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,325
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $396

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 31626 household income distribution in 2022

• 59Less than $10,000
• 114$10,000 to $14,999
• 83$15,000 to $19,999
• 46$20,000 to $24,999
• 84$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 93$35,000 to $39,999
• 88$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 130$60,000 to $74,999
• 178$75,000 to $99,999
• 174$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 65$150,000 to $199,999
• 116$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 31626

• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 41$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 74$50,000 to $59,999
• 57$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 32$90,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 90$150,000 to $174,999
• 75$175,000 to $199,999
• 68$200,000 to $249,999
• 65$250,000 to $299,999
• 175$300,000 to $399,999
• 22$400,000 to $499,999
• 14$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 31626

• 18Less than $100
• 7$100 to $149
• 19$150 to $199
• 6$200 to $249
• 9$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 11$400 to $449
• 5$450 to $499
• 6$500 to $549
• 30$550 to $599
• 19$600 to $649
• 22$650 to $699
• 32$700 to $749
• 45$750 to $799
• 4$800 to $899
• 34$900 to $999
• 6$1,500 to $1,999
• 124No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $973.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $207,608
• Black or African American householders: $170,880
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $531,585
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $212,634

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $204,515 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,386 - $294,712

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $276,789

Here:	$276,789
State:	$376,364

Mobile homes: $64,467

Here:	$64,467
State:	$102,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,004
• One, attached: 11
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 65
• 5 to 9: 35
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 to 49: 4
• Mobile homes: 441
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Unemployment: 3.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 31626

• 79.3%1,279Drove a car alone
• 15.3%246Carpooled
• 0.2%3Bus or trolley bus
• 1.2%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 31626

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 1615 to 9 minutes
• 14410 to 14 minutes
• 42915 to 19 minutes
• 23520 to 24 minutes
• 16825 to 29 minutes
• 10330 to 34 minutes
• 635 to 39 minutes
• 12445 to 59 minutes
• 7860 to 89 minutes
• 5890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,235

• Male householders: 641 (196 living alone), Female householders: 712 (191 living alone)

• 685 spouses (685 opposite-sex spouses), 44 unmarried partners, (44 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 830 children (793 natural, 8 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 153 parents, 0 foster children, 53 other relatives, 57 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 425 2-persons, 255 3-persons, 238 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 2 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 388 1-person, 5 2-persons

378 married couples with children.
169 single-parent households (32 men, 137 women).

94.7% of residents of 31626 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (10% very well, 31% well, 8% not well, 51% not at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% very well, 6% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BOSTON WPCP (820 S. GREEN ST., P.O. BX 370 in BOSTON, GA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• BOSTON GIN CO (COUNTY ROAD 260 in BOSTON, GA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: COTTON GINNING
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%

Population in 1990: 2,808. Population change in the 1990s: +361 (+12.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2,266
• Northeast: 62
• Midwest: 226
• South: 464
• West: 30

62% of the 31626 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.

100% of the 31626 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INC (131 W JEFFERSON ST in BOSTON, GA; small business)

  $13,310 with Navy for Collectors. and/or Historical Items. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-10-06.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Rooming and Boarding Houses (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Services Related to Advertising (5-9: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 14. The highest number of reported fires - 40 took place in 2012, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (54.6%), and Structure Fires (27.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 31626
• 12554.6%Outside Fires
• 6227.1%Structure Fires
• 3816.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 41.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 31626, Georgia

Most common first names in zip code 31626 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	48	76.3 years
Mary	26	76.1 years
William	22	72.5 years
John	19	72.1 years
Annie	16	79.8 years
Willie	15	69.9 years
Frank	13	74.9 years
Robert	13	67.5 years
George	12	73.4 years
Charles	10	77.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 31626 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	29	78.1 years
Smith	29	76.8 years
Jones	17	78.0 years
Brooks	16	71.2 years
Brown	16	77.6 years
Davis	14	68.6 years
Johnson	14	75.1 years
Jackson	12	71.7 years
Cook	12	80.3 years
Miller	12	82.5 years