Estimated zip code population in 2019: 8,658 Zip code population in 2010: 8,245 Zip code population in 2000: 4,714
Houses and condos: 3,441 Renter-occupied apartments: 883
% of renters here:
39%
State:
36%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 31055: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 134.6 sq. mi. Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 64 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.0% ($860)
Georgia:
0.9% ($1,771)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $852 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $874 (1.0%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 31055, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,372 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,372
State:
$56,131
Salary/wage: $31,045 (reported on 83.4% of returns)
Here:
$31,045
State:
$47,942
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.1% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,021 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,021
Georgia:
$1,706
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,459 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,459
State:
$7,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,575 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
Here:
+$3,575
State:
+$16,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,903 (reported on 20.6% of returns)
Here:
+$5,903
State:
+$7,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,480 (reported on 5.7% of returns)
31055:
$11,480
Georgia:
$17,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $21,076 (28% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)
Here:
$21,076
State:
$23,886
Here:
27.7% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $5,594 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$5,594
State:
$5,507
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,213 (reported on 21.7% of returns)
31055:
$6,213
State:
$7,838
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,784 (reported on 38.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,784
State:
$2,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.7%
Here:
66%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 62.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 31055, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,239 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,239
State:
$47,553
Salary/wage: $26,738 (reported on 85.4% of returns)
Here:
$26,738
State:
$42,178
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.3% for AGIs below $10k, 85.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,610 (reported on 31.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,610
Georgia:
$1,772
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $4,427 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:
$4,427
State:
$4,283
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$12,196 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
Here:
+$12,196
State:
+$16,461
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,086 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,086
State:
+$8,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,280 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
31055:
$3,280
Georgia:
$2,969
Total itemized deductions: $16,074 (26% of AGI, reported on 27.7% of returns)
Here:
$16,074
State:
$19,944
Here:
25.9% of AGI
State:
22.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 10.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 18.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,248 (7% of AGI, reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,248
State:
$4,354
Here:
6.7% of AGI
State:
4.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,924 (reported on 57.8% of returns)
31055:
$4,924
State:
$8,223
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,080 (reported on 36.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,080
State:
$1,986
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.3%
Here:
80%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 75.5% for AGIs below $10k, 83.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 538 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,671
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 96 (22 now married, 71 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,365 (311 now married, 1,062 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 31055 with a mortgage: 290 Houses without a mortgage: 1,088
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $884 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $348
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
37.2%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
23.9%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.6
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 31055: Telfair County Fire Department (A), McRae - Helena Fire Department (B), Telfair County Library (C), Telfair County Jail (D), Telfair County Courthouse (E), Telfair Community Center (F), McRae Senior Center (G), McRae City Hall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 31055 include: Central Grove Church (A), Frances Chapel (B), James Chapel (C), Macedonia Church (D), Midway Church (E), Mimbs Church (F), McRae United Methodist Church (G), McRae Presbyterian Church (H), Mount Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Livingston Cemetery (1), McDuffie Cemetery (2), Browning Cemetery (3), McLean Cemetery (4), Silver Cemetery (5), Telfair Memorial Gardens (6), Oak Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Stenson Lake (A), Mceachin Lake (B), Jones Lake (C), Talmadge Lake (D), Smith Lake (E), Lake Junan (F), Walker Lake (G), Walkers Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wilcox Creek (A), Turnpike Creek (B), Joiner Creek (C), Smokehouse Branch (D), Gum Swamp Creek (E), Boggy Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 2,004 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 582 2-persons, 599 3-persons, 281 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 589 1-person, 76 2-persons
509 married couples with children.
754 single-parent households (230 men, 524 women).
77.6% of residents of 31055 zip code speak English at home.
21.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (2% very well, 22% well, 74% not well, 2% not at all).
Foreign born population: 1,814 (21.0%) (0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:
21.0%
Whole state:
10.3%
53%Honduras
9%Chile
8%Dominica
5%Barbados
4%Haiti
4%Guatemala
3%El Salvador
14%American
1%Irish
1%Jamaican
1%Scotch-Irish
0%Canadian
0%English
0%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
5942010 or later
5302000 to 2009
3641990 to 1999
429Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ADAMS BODY SHOP (HIGHWAY 441 S in MCRAE, GA)
STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-1, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-2, UST-3A, UST-3B, Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: G M MIRCALE MART (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JACKIE GUNN (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BOC (INSTALLER)
Alternative names: COUNTRY CROSSROADS GROCERY, G M MIRCALE MART, JACKIE GUNN'S PAINT BODY & UPHOLST, WORKMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (410 EAST GRANT STREET in MCRAE, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1050 Organizations: TELFAIR COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CITY OF MCRAE ((LAD) in MCRAE, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: CITY OF MCREA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MCRAE, CITY OF, MCRAE (LAS), MCRAE WPCP
QUIK STOP #1 (3RD AVE & HWY 441 W in MCRAE, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: FUEL SOUTH (CONTACT/OWNER)
QUIK STOP #4 (OAK ST & HWY 341 S in MCRAE, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: FUEL SOUTH INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
RAWLINS Z MART (401 W OAK ST in MCRAE, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: FUEL SOUTH (CONTACT/OWNER)
MCRAE GUM SWAMP WPCP (JACKSON LANE in MCRAE, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: CITY OF MCRAE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MC RAE GUM SWAMP CREEK
COLUMBIAN PEANUT CO (512 OIL MILL ROAD in MCRAE, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: FARM-PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS
R & R CONSTRUCTION CO (GA HWY 23 in MCRAE, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK
REEVES CONSTRUCTION CO (US 441 & US 319 in MCRAE, GA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
REEVES CONST PLT 15 (US HWY 441 N in MCRAE, GA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 18.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.4%
87.7%Electricity
7.0%Utility gas
5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 4,906.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,261
Northeast: 42
Midwest: 30
South: 417
West: 15
68% of the 31055 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.
92% of the 31055 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Here:
8.7%
Georgia:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Georgia:
9.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:
3.6%
Georgia:
17.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
99,173Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
70,360Management occupations
64,892Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
48,777Material moving occupations
48,342Transportation occupations
31,669Construction and extraction occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
R & H CLEAN & WEAR INC (101 THIRD AVENUE in MC RAE, GA; small business) : $1,364,936 in 22 contractsfrom 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Navy, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $251,588; 2001: $417,994; 2002: $193,377; 2003: $267,148; 2004: $129,754; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$181,290 with Navy for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2001-03-26. Completion date: 2001-05-23.
$178,990, same as above.Signed on 2000-05-30. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
$98,420, same as above.Signed on 2001-10-11. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
$79,030, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-31. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Facilities Support Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3)
Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (50-99: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 2)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
1,744 people in federal prisons
131 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
27 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
142 people in nursing homes
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 62. The highest number of reported fires - 121 took place in 2011, and the least - 6 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (42.4%), and Structure Fires (41.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 31055