Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,410
| This zip code: | $28,410 | | Georgia: | $49,136 |
Nearest zip codes: 31629, 31720, 31757, 31778, 31792, 31643.
Housing units in zip code 31626 with a mortgage: 215 (21 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 217
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $790
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $254
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 27.0% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 6.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 | | State: | 4.2 |
|
Click to draw/clear zip code borders
|
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 31626 include: Seven Day Church (A), Centenary Church (B), Sanctum Church (C), Christs Sanctified Holy Church (D), Saint Paul Church (E), Richland Church (F), Pleasant Grove Church (G), Ebeneezer Church (H), Evergreen Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Laffittee Cemetery (1), Mallette Cemetery (2), Glasgow Cemetery (3), McMurray Cemetery (4), Richland Cemetery (5), Little Flock Cemetery (6), Ozell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Massey-Ferguson Pond (A), Cambest Pond (B), Wildlife Pond (C), Bryan Lake (D), Linton Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Norton Branch (A), McKeever Slough (B), Masse Branch (C), Bailey Branch (D), Connell Creek (E), Dry Lake Creek (F), Whitlock Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Boston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
|
Year house built: |
|
- 1999 to March 2000: 43
- 1995 to 1998: 159
- 1990 to 1994: 127
- 1980 to 1989: 174
- 1970 to 1979: 227
- 1960 to 1969: 117
- 1950 to 1959: 184
- 1940 to 1949: 121
- 1939 or earlier: 231
|
|
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Boston, GA (31626): |
|
- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 51
- 2 bedrooms: 147
- 3 bedrooms: 550
- 4 bedrooms: 128
- 5 or more bedrooms: 16
|
|
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
|
- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 43
- 2 bedrooms: 91
- 3 bedrooms: 104
- 4 bedrooms: 50
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
|
|
Vehicles available in 31626 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
|
- no vehicle: 97
- 1 vehicle: 291
- 2 vehicles: 351
- 3 vehicles: 121
- 4 vehicles: 29
- 5 or more vehicles: 8
|
|
Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
|
- no vehicle: 75
- 1 vehicle: 141
- 2 vehicles: 57
- 3 vehicles: 17
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
|
|
Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

|
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 31626:
- Less than $10,000: 19
- $10,000 to $14,999: 10
- $15,000 to $19,999: 11
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 30
- $30,000 to $34,999: 26
- $35,000 to $39,999: 20
- $40,000 to $49,999: 86
- $50,000 to $59,999: 70
- $60,000 to $69,999: 83
- $70,000 to $79,999: 56
- $80,000 to $89,999: 46
- $90,000 to $99,999: 45
- $100,000 to $124,999: 116
- $125,000 to $149,999: 77
- $150,000 to $174,999: 50
- $175,000 to $199,999: 26
- $200,000 to $249,999: 18
- $250,000 to $299,999: 47
- $300,000 to $399,999: 43
- $400,000 to $499,999: 9
- $500,000 to $749,999: 2
- $750,000 to $999,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
|

|
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 31626:
- Less than $100: 18
- $100 to $149: 10
- $150 to $199: 17
- $200 to $249: 21
- $250 to $299: 25
- $300 to $349: 16
- $350 to $399: 25
- $400 to $449: 3
- $450 to $499: 3
- No cash rent: 59
|
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $63,445.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,809
- Black or African American householders: $72,275
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $224,838
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $89,935
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,528 (it was $52,900 in 2000)
| 31626: | $94,528 | | Georgia: | $164,500 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,109 - $108,679
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $137,114| Here: | $137,114 | | State: | $234,442 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $88,000| Here: | $88,000 | | State: | $202,354 |
Mobile homes: $55,064| Here: | $55,064 | | 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: 883
- One, attached: 20
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 29
- 5 to 9: 3
- 10 to 19: 5
- 20 to 49: 21
- Mobile homes: 417

|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 940 (82%)
- Carpooled: 139 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
- Walked: 19 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 32 (3%)
|

|
Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 44
- 5 to 9 minutes: 86
- 10 to 14 minutes: 114
- 15 to 19 minutes: 142
- 20 to 24 minutes: 257
- 25 to 29 minutes: 73
- 30 to 34 minutes: 181
- 35 to 39 minutes: 18
- 40 to 44 minutes: 9
- 45 to 59 minutes: 48
- 60 to 89 minutes: 97
- 90 or more minutes: 47
|
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,068
- In family households: 2,623 (534 male householders, 291 female householders)
520 spouses, 898 children (819 natural, 31 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 81 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 445 (171 male householders (138 living alone)), 203 female householders (185 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 18 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 324 2-persons, 251 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 323 1-person, 37 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 12 4-persons.
400 married couples with children.
318 single-parent households (46 men, 272 women).
96.5% of residents of 31626 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 20% well, 35% not well, 2% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 14% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 56% not well).
Foreign born population: 50 (1.6%)
(44.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (92%)
- France (4%)
- Jamaica (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
|
- 1995 to March 2000: 25
- 1990 to 1994: 11
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 0
|
|
White population: 1,432
Black population: 1,678
American Indian population: 5
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 24
Two or more races population: 29

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1424 |
|  United States or American: 362 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 138 |
|  African: 138 |
|  German: 127 |
|  Irish: 127 |
|  English: 81 |
|  Scottish: 43 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 22 |
|  European: 18 |
|  Dutch: 11 |
|  French (except Basque): 10 |
|  Italian: 9 |
|  Swedish: 8 |
|  Welsh: 7 |
|  British: 3 |
|  French Canadian: 2 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 2 |
|  Polish: 2 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2 |
|  Jamaican: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BOSTON WPCP (820 S. GREEN ST., P.O. BX 370 in BOSTON, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- BOSTON GIN CO (COUNTY ROAD 260 in BOSTON, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: COTTON GINNING
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,545
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
|
|
- Electricity (65%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
|
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2444
- Northeast: 64
- Midwest: 58
- South: 455
- West: 8
62% of the 31626 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Georgia.
Population in 1990: 2,808. Population change in the 1990s: +361 (+12.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 3.6% | | Georgia: | 8.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 8.1% | | Georgia: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 19.7% | | Georgia: | 22.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INC (131 W JEFFERSON ST in BOSTON, GA; small business)
$13,310 with Navy for Collectors. and/or Historical Items. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-10-06.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Rooming and Boarding Houses (5-9: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Services Related to Advertising (5-9: 1)
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.)
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in homes for the mentally ill
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Back to Boston, GA, Thomas County, GA, Georgia bigger cities, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia smallest towns, All U.S. cities.
|