Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,557
| This zip code: | $35,557 | | Georgia: | $47,590 |
Nearest zip codes: 31501, 31503, 31557, 31542, 31551, 31518.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 74.4% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 31516 with a mortgage: 1,129 (118 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 817
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $940
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $311
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This zip code: | 24.1% | | Whole state: | 16.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This zip code: | 8.1% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median number of rooms in apartments:
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 31516 include: Shiloh Church (A), Shady Grove Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Rehobeth Church (D), Piney Grove Church (E), Pine Grove Church (F), Enon Church (G), Hacklebarney Church (H), Homestead Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Thomas Cemetery (1), Nunn Cemetery (2), Sweat Cemetery (3), Ivy Cemetery (4), Alabaha Cemetery (5), Waters Cemetery (6), Browns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baxter Branch (A), Long Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Blackshear Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built
- 2005 or later: 133
- 2000 to 2004: 441
- 1990 to 1999: 1,368
- 1980 to 1989: 1,325
- 1970 to 1979: 1,105
- 1960 to 1969: 458
- 1950 to 1959: 449
- 1940 to 1949: 174
- 1939 or earlier: 431

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blackshear, GA (31516): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 145
- 2 bedrooms: 738
- 3 bedrooms: 2,366
- 4 bedrooms: 340
- 5 or more bedrooms: 32
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 220
- 2 bedrooms: 341
- 3 bedrooms: 348
- 4 bedrooms: 47
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 31516 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 146
- 1 vehicle: 1,013
- 2 vehicles: 1,665
- 3 vehicles: 597
- 4 vehicles: 179
- 5 or more vehicles: 30
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 229
- 1 vehicle: 399
- 2 vehicles: 302
- 3 vehicles: 34
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2009:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2009 in zip code 31516:
- Less than $10,000: 43
- $10,000 to $14,999: 176
- $15,000 to $19,999: 173
- $20,000 to $24,999: 121
- $25,000 to $29,999: 85
- $30,000 to $34,999: 113
- $35,000 to $39,999: 146
- $40,000 to $49,999: 351
- $50,000 to $59,999: 278
- $60,000 to $69,999: 212
- $70,000 to $79,999: 214
- $80,000 to $89,999: 194
- $90,000 to $99,999: 116
- $100,000 to $124,999: 305
- $125,000 to $149,999: 305
- $150,000 to $174,999: 219
- $175,000 to $199,999: 173
- $200,000 to $249,999: 236
- $250,000 to $299,999: 141
- $300,000 to $399,999: 171
- $400,000 to $499,999: 47
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 33
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Rent paid by renters in 2009 in zip code 31516:
- Less than $100: 1
- $100 to $149: 40
- $150 to $199: 78
- $200 to $249: 21
- $250 to $299: 9
- $300 to $349: 82
- $350 to $399: 79
- $400 to $449: 166
- $450 to $499: 78
- $500 to $549: 169
- $550 to $599: 44
- $600 to $649: 122
- $650 to $699: 75
- $700 to $749: 68
- $750 to $799: 8
- $800 to $899: 50
- $900 to $999: 18
- $1,000 to $1,249: 71
- $1,250 to $1,499: 41
- No cash rent: 202
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009: $113,649.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2009 for:- White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,113
- Black or African American householders: $74,457
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $128,374
- Some other race householders: $470,705
- Two or more races householders: $139,500
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $145,490
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $87,123 (it was $50,900 in 2000)
| 31516: | $87,123 | | Georgia: | $162,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,416 - $87,483
Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $132,863| Here: | $132,863 | | State: | $224,856 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $227,521| Here: | $227,521 | | State: | $183,253 |
Mobile homes: $32,701| Here: | $32,701 | | State: | $44,353 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,958
- One, attached: 62
- Two: 55
- 3 or 4: 130
- 5 to 9: 94
- 50 or more: 30
- Mobile homes: 1,796
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,203 (81%)
- Carpooled: 759 (15%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 19 (0%)
- Walked: 36 (1%)
- Other means: 75 (1%)
- Worked at home: 107 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 188
- 5 to 9 minutes: 523
- 10 to 14 minutes: 921
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1058
- 20 to 24 minutes: 879
- 25 to 29 minutes: 284
- 30 to 34 minutes: 459
- 35 to 39 minutes: 39
- 40 to 44 minutes: 57
- 45 to 59 minutes: 291
- 60 to 89 minutes: 192
- 90 or more minutes: 208
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 40.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,953
- In family households: 10,618 (2,678 male householders, 760 female householders)
2,796 spouses, 3,657 children (3,325 natural, 108 adopted, 224 stepchildren), 209 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 176 other relatives, 195 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,335 (484 male householders (405 living alone)), 664 female householders (631 living alone)), 187 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 109 (103 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,428 2-persons, 832 3-persons, 784 4-persons, 266 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,036 1-person, 69 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 7 6-persons.
2,152 married couples with children.
748 single-parent households (130 men, 618 women).
96.3% of residents of 31516 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% very well, 17% well, 25% not well, 22% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 22% well, 14% not well).
Foreign born population: 253 (2.1%)
(25.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.1% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (52%)
- Guatemala (23%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Germany (6%)
- Panama (4%)
- Brazil (4%)
- Spain (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1995 to March 2000: 105
- 1990 to 1994: 47
- 1985 to 1989: 42
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 18
Races in zip code 31516:
White population: 12,133
Black population: 1,414
American Indian population: 23
Asian population: 14
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 1
Two or more races population: 44
Hispanic or Latino population: 310
First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 3844 |
|  Other groups: 1585 |
|  English: 689 |
|  Irish: 527 |
|  German: 244 |
|  European: 134 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 96 |
|  Italian: 93 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 92 |
|  African: 92 |
|  Scottish: 85 |
|  British: 65 |
|  Norwegian: 57 |
|  Welsh: 45 |
|  Hungarian: 26 |
|  Dutch: 16 |
|  French Canadian: 15 |
|  Brazilian: 9 |
|  French (except Basque): 8 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 7 |

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ACE POLE CO INC (6352 TIMBER LANE in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-2, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-3, UST-1, UST-4,
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: WOOD PRESERVING
Business NAICS classification: WOOD PRESERVATION.
Organizations: GEORGIA OILMENS SERVICES (CONTACT/AGENT)
, ACE POLE COMPANY INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ACE POLE COMPANY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, C M EUNICE JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EUNICE C M JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GIBSON OIL EQUIP CO (INSTALLER)
Alternative names: ACE EQUIPMENT CO
- BLACKSHEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (5217 NORTH HIGHWAY 121 in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0297
Organizations: PIERCE COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PIERCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (4850 COUNTY FARM ROAD in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0182
- PIERCE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (5216 COUNTY FARM ROAD in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0197
- MRCX (200 PARK ST in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROBERSON EVERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JIMMY LEE/ PAUL DAVIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMERICAN EGG PRODUCTS, INC (375 PIERCE INDUSTRIAL BLVD in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Organizations: AMERICAN EGG PRODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BEAVERDAM DAIRY, LLC (RR 2 BOX 125 in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
- BLACKSHEAR (LAS) ( in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF BLACKSHEAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLACKSHEAR MILLING (HIGHWAY 38 in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
- BOWEN DAIRY, INC. (1193 CASON RD in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: DAIRY FARMS
- B & E POOL SUPPLY (P O BOX 125 in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- BLACKSHEAR / PINEY GROVE CHURCH RD LF (PINEY GROVE CHURCH RD. in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
- CARTER SOUTH CO (106 NICHOLS ST. in BLACKSHEAR, GA)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: RUBBER AND PLASTICS FOOTWEAR
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (1%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9072
- Northeast: 238
- Midwest: 340
- South: 2028
- West: 106
61% of the 31516 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Georgia.
Population in 1990: 9,612. Population change in the 1990s: +2,362 (+24.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BLACKSHEAR, GA):
- PIERCE COUNTY NURSING (221 CARTER AVE; small business): $124,586 in 9 contracts from 1999 to 2003
Contracts for Nursing Home Care Contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs Signed by year: 2000: $56,000; 2001: $42,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $24,586; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$24,586 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$16,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-15. Completion date: 2000-12-15.
$15,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-15. Completion date: 2001-10-15.
$15,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
- WILLIAMSON, NOLAN L (2034 WILLIAMSON RD; small business): $65,392 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$23,475 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-09-02. Completion date: 2003-11-02.
$21,967 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2004-05-25. Completion date: 2004-07-26.
$19,950 with Navy for Fencing, Fences, Gates and Components. Signed on 2003-08-12. Completion date: 2003-09-25.
- DIXON NEW HOLLAND COMPANY INC (3294 HWY 84 WEST; small business): $34,814 in 3 contracts from 2000 to 2004
$29,000 with Navy for Warehouse Trucks and Tractors, Self-Propelled. Signed on 2000-08-24. Completion date: 2000-09-13.
$3,350 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-04-04. Completion date: 2003-04-11.
$2,464 with Army for Water Distillation Equipment, Marine and Industrial. Signed on 2004-12-01. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
- PERFORMANCE RAILWAY SERVICES (228 PARK STREET; small business): $16,714 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$10,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Railway Equipment. Signed on 2004-12-07. Completion date: 2004-12-21.
$6,486 with Army for Locomotives. Signed on 2005-03-15. Completion date: 2005-03-25.
$228 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Railway Equipment. Signed on 2005-03-17. Completion date: 2004-12-21.
- D & M TRUCKING COMPANY INC (2792 HIGHWAY 84 WEST; small business)
$3,439 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Engine Accessories. Signed on 2004-06-04. Completion date: 2004-06-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters:
- 82 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2005:
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
| Most popular first names in zip code 31516 among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 122 | 67.2 years |
| John | 83 | 73.2 years |
| William | 68 | 71.0 years |
| Mary | 67 | 74.7 years |
| Robert | 43 | 67.0 years |
| Willie | 36 | 67.6 years |
| Thomas | 32 | 64.2 years |
| George | 27 | 74.2 years |
| Annie | 25 | 78.0 years |
| Joseph | 24 | 74.7 years |
| Most popular last names in zip code 31516 among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Dixon | 83 | 74.5 years |
| Davis | 67 | 75.1 years |
| Smith | 57 | 73.4 years |
| Strickland | 48 | 71.8 years |
| Johnson | 41 | 72.0 years |
| Carter | 40 | 74.0 years |
| Harris | 36 | 72.4 years |
| Walker | 31 | 72.2 years |
| Thomas | 28 | 71.6 years |
| Bowen | 28 | 73.9 years |
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