Telfair County

Telfair County has 11,831 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $50,929, 34% below the Georgia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $113,300, and 10% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

11,831residentsACS 2020–2024

$50,929median household incomeGeorgia: $77K

$113,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

79%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Telfair County in GeorgiaZIP codes in Telfair County highlighted; the rest of Georgia in grey

Map of Georgia with Telfair County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 6 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
31037	3,828	$56K	$59K	72%	6%	74%	22 min
31055	4,468	$46K	$143K	59%	12%	79%	25 min
31060	1,988	$50K	$81K	83%	11%	74%	52 min
31083	187	$-666667K	$-666667K	70%	12%	100%	36 min
31544	426	$61K	$86K	89%	5%	74%	31 min
31549	1,803	$51K	$-666667K	67%	11%	83%	40 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

11,831 residents in 3,351 households, next to the Georgia figure.

16%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

19%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

41%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

4,705 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,300 (±$25,740).

65%

of households own their home

62%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

26%

are mobile homes

29%

of housing units are vacant

$712

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20193%

2000–200916%

1990–199914%

1980–198915%

1970–197916%

1960–196914%

1950–195911%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$10,351.

$50,929

median household income

24.1%

of people live below the poverty line

5.2%

unemployment rate

10%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

19%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

95%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

14%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

79%

of households have a broadband subscription

17%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates