31087 Zip Code (Sparta, GA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2021: 8,980
Zip code population in 2010: 9,656
Zip code population in 2000: 9,936

Houses and condos: 5,201
Renter-occupied apartments: 691
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 31087: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 463.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,404 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $710 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 31087:

• High school or higher: 67.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 31087:

• Never married: 45.4%
• Now married: 36.0%
• Separated: 4.6%
• Widowed: 6.9%
• Divorced: 7.1%

• 
• • 6,62773.8%Black
  • 2,19524.4%White
  • 1101.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 320.4%Two or more races
  • 120.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 30.03%Asian

Urban population: 3,663
Rural population: 5,316

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 31087, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,924 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,924
State:	$70,847

Salary/wage: $35,569 (reported on 78.2% of returns)

Here:	$35,569
State:	$59,126

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1804.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3480.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6069.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8647.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15482.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $748 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$748
Georgia:	$2,011

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 143.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,110 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,110
State:	$8,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 40.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 205.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 329.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,359 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,359
State:	+$28,402

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 112.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 691.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,190 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

31087:	$19,190
Georgia:	$20,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.3% for AGIs below $25k, 61.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 238.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 644.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1493.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,252 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,252
State:	$34,001

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.2% for AGIs below $25k, 365.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 732.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1167.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1787.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $8,257 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$8,257
State:	$14,164

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.7% for AGIs below $25k, 110.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 217.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 377.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 560.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,819 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

31087:	$4,819
State:	$7,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 50.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 127.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 254.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 475.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,727 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,727
State:	$2,530

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 199.6% for AGIs below $25k, 102.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 86.5%

Here:	86%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 83.7% for AGIs below $25k, 89.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 31087, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $31,023 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,023
State:	$56,131

Salary/wage: $26,209 (reported on 81.3% of returns)

Here:	$26,209
State:	$47,942

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.9% for AGIs below $25k, 76.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $985 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$985
Georgia:	$1,706

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,174 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,174
State:	$7,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,080 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,080
State:	+$16,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,000 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

31087:	$19,000
Georgia:	$17,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,885 (30% of AGI, reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,885
State:	$23,886

Here:	30.3% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 14.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,957 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,957
State:	$5,507

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,547 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

31087:	$4,547
State:	$7,838

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,859 (reported on 44.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,859
State:	$2,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.4%

Here:	57%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 59.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 31087, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,908 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,908
State:	$47,553

Salary/wage: $24,313 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$24,313
State:	$42,178

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.4% for AGIs below $10k, 90.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,003 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,003
Georgia:	$1,772

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,052 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,052
State:	$4,283

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$15,140 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$15,140
State:	+$16,461

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,690 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,690
State:	+$8,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,070 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

31087:	$2,070
Georgia:	$2,969

Total itemized deductions: $15,837 (32% of AGI, reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,837
State:	$19,944

Here:	32.4% of AGI
State:	22.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 20.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,395 (7% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,395
State:	$4,354

Here:	7.0% of AGI
State:	4.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,267 (reported on 52.0% of returns)

31087:	$3,267
State:	$8,223

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,205 (reported on 46.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,205
State:	$1,986

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.8%

Here:	70%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 30678, 31045, 31094, 31082, 30820, 31062.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 839
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,319

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,272 (437 now married, 836 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 31087 with a mortgage: 1,096 (13 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,368
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $357

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:

• Zip code 31087 household income distribution in 2021

• 421Less than $10,000
• 204$10,000 to $14,999
• 246$15,000 to $19,999
• 280$20,000 to $24,999
• 213$25,000 to $29,999
• 183$30,000 to $34,999
• 253$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 92$45,000 to $49,999
• 276$50,000 to $59,999
• 177$60,000 to $74,999
• 244$75,000 to $99,999
• 175$100,000 to $124,999
• 31$125,000 to $149,999
• 169$150,000 to $199,999
• 130$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 31087

• 129Less than $10,000
• 36$10,000 to $14,999
• 79$15,000 to $19,999
• 125$20,000 to $24,999
• 103$25,000 to $29,999
• 65$30,000 to $34,999
• 148$35,000 to $39,999
• 101$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 89$60,000 to $69,999
• 164$70,000 to $79,999
• 176$80,000 to $89,999
• 62$90,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 61$125,000 to $149,999
• 61$150,000 to $174,999
• 85$175,000 to $199,999
• 147$200,000 to $249,999
• 164$250,000 to $299,999
• 165$300,000 to $399,999
• 103$400,000 to $499,999
• 104$500,000 to $749,999
• 21$750,000 to $999,999
• 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 29$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 31087

• 66Less than $100
• 71$100 to $149
• 29$150 to $199
• 38$250 to $299
• 103$300 to $349
• 36$350 to $399
• 90$400 to $449
• 30$450 to $499
• 59$500 to $549
• 38$600 to $649
• 8$650 to $699
• 18$800 to $899
• 62No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $640.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,373
• Black or African American householders: $94,294
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $164,242

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $94,681 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,445 - $257,803

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $109,315

Here:	$109,315
State:	$321,242

Mobile homes: $60,062

Here:	$60,062
State:	$83,555

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,909
• One, attached: 18
• Two: 55
• 3 or 4: 39
• 5 to 9: 22
• 10 to 19: 7
• 20 to 49: 96
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 1,972

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 31087

• 78.1%1,856Drove a car alone
• 4.9%117Carpooled
• 2.2%52Other means
• 15.2%360Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 31087

• 109Less than 5 minutes
• 3025 to 9 minutes
• 14310 to 14 minutes
• 26115 to 19 minutes
• 11920 to 24 minutes
• 6525 to 29 minutes
• 19430 to 34 minutes
• 7535 to 39 minutes
• 6840 to 44 minutes
• 27545 to 59 minutes
• 18760 to 89 minutes
• 17890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,980

• Male householders: 1,378 (361 living alone), Female householders: 1,745 (711 living alone)

• 1,127 spouses (1,083 opposite-sex spouses), 147 unmarried partners, (147 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,330 children (1,274 natural, 28 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 282 grandchildren, 120 brothers or sisters, 158 parents, 0 foster children, 361 other relatives, 89 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,240 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,209 2-persons, 399 3-persons, 106 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,073 1-person, 208 2-persons, 15 4-persons

210 married couples with children.
482 single-parent households (10 men, 472 women).

97.7% of residents of 31087 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 25% well, 6% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% very well, 68% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (HIGHWAY 15, RR 2, BOX 456 in SPARTA, GA)

  AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0188
  Organizations: HANCOCK COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%

Population in 1990: 8,908. Population change in the 1990s: +1,028 (+11.5%).

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

• This state: 6,799
• Northeast: 598
• Midwest: 379
• South: 955
• West: 116

71% of the 31087 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.

89% of the 31087 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• FAYE STEVENS (3045 H B DIXON RD in SPARTA, GA; small business) : $46,978 in 8 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction) by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $11,305; 2004: $15,200; 2005: $13,426; 2006: $7,047.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $11,305 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2003-03-14. Completion date: 2003-09-22.
  $10,290 with Army for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2005-03-11. Completion date: 2005-10-15.
  $10,290 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Signed on 2005-03-11. Completion date: 2005-10-15.
  $7,600, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-01. Completion date: 2004-09-07.
  

• SPARTA HEALTH CARE (HIGHWAY 22 in SPARTA, GA) : $30,072 in 7 contracts from 1999 to 2003

  Contracts for Nursing Home Care Contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $19,000; 2002: $5,000; 2003: $4,072; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $10,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
  $6,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
  $5,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-01-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
  $3,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2001-06-15.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 2 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 17. The highest number of fire incidents - 80 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (44.1%), and Outside Fires (36.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 31087
• 12644.1%Structure Fires
• 10336.0%Outside Fires
• 5017.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 72.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 31087, Georgia

Most common first names in zip code 31087 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Willie	100	71.6 years
James	90	71.4 years
Mary	85	76.8 years
William	68	71.9 years
John	59	71.9 years
Annie	51	80.8 years
Robert	44	71.6 years
Charlie	36	72.8 years
George	34	72.3 years
Lillie	28	80.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 31087 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	76	77.7 years
Smith	63	74.0 years
Lewis	55	72.0 years
Jackson	50	73.6 years
Brown	49	73.7 years
Harris	39	71.9 years
Ingram	39	75.4 years
Warren	37	75.0 years
Harper	37	71.8 years
Wilson	35	71.4 years

Businesses in zip code 31087

• Ace Hardware: 1
• H&R Block: 1
• Subway: 1