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31815

Lumpkin, GA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,792
Median household income
$45,417
People below poverty
21.9%
Median home value
$94,900

Income

The median income of households in 31815 was $45,417. An estimated 15.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.6
$10,000 to $14,999 5
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 15.7
$35,000 to $49,999 8.2
$50,000 to $74,999 11.7
$75,000 to $99,999 2.7
$100,000 to $149,999 20.3
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 37166
Female 44531

An estimated 55.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,410. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 55.3
Social Security 37.2
Retirement income 24.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.2
Cash public assistance income 0.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 56.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 56.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.5

In 2020-2024, 36.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 33.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 31815 in 2020-2024, 82.7% had health insurance coverage and 17.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.6% and public coverage was 44.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 31815 had a total population of 2,792 - 879 (31.5%) females and 1,913 (68.5%) males. The median age was 42.9 years. An estimated 9.3% of the population was under 18 years, 48.5% was 19 to 44 years, 26.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 31815 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 31
5 to 9 52 11
10 to 14 64 79
15 to 19 29 4
20 to 24 16 124
25 to 29 112 26
30 to 34 293 61
35 to 39 246 45
40 to 44 410 22
45 to 49 213 34
50 to 54 90 118
55 to 59 122 130
60 to 64 36 9
65 to 69 94 91
70 to 74 68 40
75 to 79 8 28
80 to 84 16 14
85 and over 44 12

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.2% were White; 64.5% were Black or African American; 0.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 24.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.4% of the people in 31815 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 24.3% of the people in 31815 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 864 households in 31815. The average household size was 2.24 people.

Married-couple households made up 31.6% of the households in 31815 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.1% of all households, while 30.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 27.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 44.3% of all households.

In 31815, 18.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 31.6
Cohabiting Couples 1.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 28.3% of males and 38.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 51.6 35.1
Now married, except separated 28.3 38.5
Separated 4.5 13.2
Widowed 2.9 7.7
Divorced 12.7 5.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 31815, 67 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 4.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.1% of the people living in 31815 were U.S. natives. 70.7% of the 31815 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.9% of 31815 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 95.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 31815 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 31815.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 31815 in 2020-2024, 9.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.7% of people at least five years old; 3.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 76 % of the people at least one year old living in 31815 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 76
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 20.6
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 76.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 23.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 31815 was 372 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 248. College or graduate school enrollment was 104.

Educational Attainment of People in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 23.3
High school diploma or equivalency 43.4
Some college, no degree 13.3
Associate's degree 6.9
Bachelor's degree 7.7
Graduate or professional degree 5.4

Disability

In 31815, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 31.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.9% of people under 18 years old, to 34.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 31815, 29.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 68.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 562 73.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 183 24
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 12 1.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 31815 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8
Construction 19.7
Manufacturing 12.3
Wholesale trade 4.3
Retail trade 3.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0.9
Other Services, except public administration 0.4
Public administration 0.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 31815 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 265 34.7
Service occupations 48 6.3
Sales and office occupations 124 16.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 187 24.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 139 18.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 96.3% of 31815 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 96.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 1.1

In 2020-2024, 31815 had a total of 1,019 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.1
Mobile homes 24.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 31815 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 70.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 31815 had 864 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 155 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.2% while renters occupied 28.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.71.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 17.8% and another 9.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 31815:

House Heating Fuel Used in 31815 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.6
Electricity 71.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 31815 was $94,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.7 % had a mortgage. 54.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $909 and for owners without a mortgage it was $530.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 31815 was $525. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.