Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,859 Zip code population in 2010: 2,896 Zip code population in 2000: 3,285
Houses and condos: 1,291 Renter-occupied apartments: 193
% of renters here:
16%
State:
34%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 31716: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 80.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 35 people per square mile
(very low).
OSM Map
General Map
Google Map
MSN Map
OSM Map
General Map
Google Map
MSN Map
OSM Map
General Map
Google Map
MSN Map
OSM Map
General Map
Google Map
MSN Map
Please wait while loading the map...
Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,514)
Georgia:
0.7% ($2,160)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,008 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,057 (1.0%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,317
(46.1%)
Females: 1,542
(53.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 31716:
High school or higher: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.2%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 31716:
Never married: 23.2%
Now married: 49.9%
Separated: 4.4%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 16.2%
Zip code 31716 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 31716, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,006 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,006
State:
$70,847
Salary/wage: $38,857 (reported on 82.2% of returns)
Here:
$38,857
State:
$59,126
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1244.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3835.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7627.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9678.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16498.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $406 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$406
Georgia:
$2,011
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 31.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,400 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,400
State:
$8,996
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 170.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,360 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:
+$1,360
State:
+$28,402
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 106.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,467 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
31716:
$12,467
Georgia:
$20,525
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 846.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $27,071 (reported on 5.9% of returns)
Here:
$27,071
State:
$34,001
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 372.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1704.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions: $10,400 (reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
$10,400
State:
$14,164
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 682.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxes paid: $5,400 (reported on 5.9% of returns)
31716:
$5,400
State:
$7,540
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 448.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,838 (reported on 33.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,838
State:
$2,530
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 192.3% for AGIs below $25k, 110.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.5%
Here:
92%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 90.6% for AGIs below $25k, 91.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 31716, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,122 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$38,122
State:
$56,131
Salary/wage: $34,677 (reported on 87.1% of returns)
Here:
$34,677
State:
$47,942
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.7% for AGIs below $25k, 89.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $574 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$574
Georgia:
$1,706
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,643 (reported on 6.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,643
State:
$7,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$48,525 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
Here:
+$48,525
State:
+$16,323
Profit/loss from business: +$2,663 (reported on 16.4% of returns)
Here:
+$2,663
State:
+$7,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,820 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
31716:
$7,820
Georgia:
$17,199
Total itemized deductions: $18,997 (26% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)
Here:
$18,997
State:
$23,886
Here:
26.4% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,523 (reported on 19.0% of returns)
Here:
$4,523
State:
$5,507
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,400 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
31716:
$5,400
State:
$7,838
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,586 (reported on 36.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,586
State:
$2,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.9%
Here:
57%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 56.4% for AGIs below $25k, 56.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 31716, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,987 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$29,987
State:
$47,553
Salary/wage: $29,362 (reported on 89.7% of returns)
Here:
$29,362
State:
$42,178
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.6% for AGIs below $10k, 89.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $812 (reported on 20.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$812
Georgia:
$1,772
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $946 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
$946
State:
$4,283
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,200 (reported on 6.0% of returns)
Here:
+$1,200
State:
+$16,461
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$1,562 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:
+$1,562
State:
+$8,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $1,923 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
31716:
$1,923
Georgia:
$2,969
Total itemized deductions: $15,542 (28% of AGI, reported on 22.8% of returns)
Here:
$15,542
State:
$19,944
Here:
28.4% of AGI
State:
22.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,236 (6% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$3,236
State:
$4,354
Here:
5.6% of AGI
State:
4.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,439 (reported on 60.3% of returns)
31716:
$3,439
State:
$8,223
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,054 (reported on 37.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,054
State:
$1,986
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.0%
Here:
66%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 62.9% for AGIs below $10k, 70.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 275 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 954
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 568 (166 now married, 403 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 31716 with a mortgage: 453 (18 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 43
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,208 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $414
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
20.0%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
9.3%
Whole state:
6.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.3
State:
4.6
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 31716: Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department (A), Baconton Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 31716 include: Clements Branch Church (A), Mount Calvary Church (B), Mount Enon Church (C), New Salem Church (D), Noahs Ark Church (E), Spring Hill Church (F), Zion Hill Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 472 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 344 1-person, 101 2-persons
208 married couples with children.
259 single-parent households (139 men, 120 women).
89.7% of residents of 31716 zip code speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 8% well, 15% not well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 107 (3.7%) (46.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.7%
Whole state:
10.7%
37%Bolivia
31%Honduras
24%Costa Rica
1%Taiwan
10%American
7%English
4%Brazilian
3%Irish
2%Norwegian
2%German
2%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
92010 or later
362000 to 2009
241990 to 1999
40Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BACONTON COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (260 EAST WALTON STREET in BACONTON, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0101 Organizations: MITCHELL COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BACONTON WPCP (289 MARTINLUTHERKING JR DR SE in BACONTON, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: CITY OF BACONTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
AURORA DAIRY-GEORGIA LLC (2923 JACKSON DAIRY RD in BACONTON, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
BACONTON POWER LLC (2273 HATCHER HILL ROAD in BACONTON, GA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Alternative names: BACONTON POWER L L C
BALFOUR POLE (8443 US HWY19 in BACONTON, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
CITY OF BACONTON LANDFILL (PO BOX 7, END OF PEACHTREE ST in BACONTON, GA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%
79.6%Electricity
8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6.7%Utility gas
3.7%Wood
2.2%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 2,566. Population change in the 1990s: +719 (+28.0%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,307
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 56
South: 292
West: 29
59% of the 31716 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.
95% of the 31716 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
Here:
8.5%
Georgia:
12.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:
7.2%
Georgia:
10.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
Here:
19.9%
Georgia:
17.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
118,288Management occupations
96,715Business and financial operations occupations
59,117Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
51,200Construction and extraction occupations
46,522Education, training, and library occupations
40,849Transportation occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
IDEAL SERVICES (8832 DELTA PINE RD in BACONTON, GA; small business) : $456,263 in 25 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Other Housekeeping Services, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings, and moreby Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $11,888; 2002: $0; 2003: $73,754; 2004: $48,835; 2005: $315,548; 2006: $6,238.
Biggest contracts:
$98,005 with Navy for Other Housekeeping Services. Signed on 2005-02-09. Completion date: 2005-04-15.
$38,200 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2005-07-24.
$34,944 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-29. Completion date: 2003-11-14.
$26,571 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2005-07-13. Completion date: 2005-10-17.
INDUSTRIAL MECHANICS (3816 THRONATEESKA WAY in BACONTON, GA; small business) : $68,831 in 7 contractsfrom 1999 to 2001
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Sewage and Waste Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings by Navy Signed by year:2000: $49,177; 2001: $15,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$20,500 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2000-04-20. Completion date: 2000-07-24.
$18,000 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2000-11-03. Completion date: 2000-12-03.
$16,500 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2001-01-25. Completion date: 2001-03-11.
$7,500, same as above.Signed on 2000-06-08. Completion date: 2000-07-28.
COLEY CONSTRUCTION INC. (8325 STAGECOACH RD in BACONTON, GA; small business)
$14,200 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-04-17. Completion date: 2000-05-17.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (20-49: 1)
9 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 34. The highest number of reported fires - 63 took place in 2008, and the least - 15 in 2017. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (51.2%), and Structure Fires (30.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 31716