31643 Zip Code (Quitman, GA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 8,435
Zip code population in 2010: 8,709
Zip code population in 2000: 9,387

Houses and condos: 4,365
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,039
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 31643: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 262.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,610 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,378 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 31643:

• High school or higher: 84.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
• Unemployed: 9.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 31643:

• Never married: 32.1%
• Now married: 46.8%
• Separated: 3.4%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 9.0%

• 
• • 4,19548.2%White
  • 3,87444.5%Black
  • 4785.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 861.0%Two or more races
  • 360.4%Asian
  • 280.3%American Indian
  • 100.1%Some other race
  • 20.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 4,283
Rural population: 4,151

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 31643, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,013 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,013
State:	$56,131

Salary/wage: $29,158 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,158
State:	$47,942

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.2% for AGIs below $25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,677 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,677
Georgia:	$1,706

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,914 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$6,914
State:	$7,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,342 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,342
State:	+$16,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,341 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,341
State:	+$7,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,721 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

31643:	$11,721
Georgia:	$17,199

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,418 (26% of AGI, reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$20,418
State:	$23,886

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,708 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$5,708
State:	$5,507

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,645 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

31643:	$5,645
State:	$7,838

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,716 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,716
State:	$2,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.4%

Here:	64%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $25k, 66.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 31643, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,428 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,428
State:	$47,553

Salary/wage: $24,567 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,567
State:	$42,178

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 175.0% for AGIs below $10k, 87.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,222 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,222
Georgia:	$1,772

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,425 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,425
State:	$4,283

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,887 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$11,887
State:	+$16,461

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,135 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$5,135
State:	+$8,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,455 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

31643:	$2,455
Georgia:	$2,969

Total itemized deductions: $17,293 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,293
State:	$19,944

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	22.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,170 (6% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,170
State:	$4,354

Here:	6.0% of AGI
State:	4.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,877 (reported on 55.2% of returns)

31643:	$3,877
State:	$8,223

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,139 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,139
State:	$1,986

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.4%

Here:	77%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 73.8% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 31629, 31638, 31720, 31625, 31602, 31626.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 488
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,905

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 62 (8 now married, 52 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,669 (766 now married, 900 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 31643 with a mortgage: 1,276 (24 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,099

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,198
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $397

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 31643 household income distribution in 2019

• 636Less than $10,000
• 259$10,000 to $14,999
• 173$15,000 to $19,999
• 112$20,000 to $24,999
• 103$25,000 to $29,999
• 245$30,000 to $34,999
• 145$35,000 to $39,999
• 232$40,000 to $44,999
• 139$45,000 to $49,999
• 160$50,000 to $59,999
• 321$60,000 to $74,999
• 327$75,000 to $99,999
• 123$100,000 to $124,999
• 83$125,000 to $149,999
• 114$150,000 to $199,999
• 161$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 31643

• 122Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 90$15,000 to $19,999
• 41$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$30,000 to $34,999
• 71$35,000 to $39,999
• 87$40,000 to $49,999
• 124$50,000 to $59,999
• 130$60,000 to $69,999
• 56$70,000 to $79,999
• 85$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$90,000 to $99,999
• 74$100,000 to $124,999
• 183$125,000 to $149,999
• 300$150,000 to $174,999
• 144$175,000 to $199,999
• 201$200,000 to $249,999
• 106$250,000 to $299,999
• 162$300,000 to $399,999
• 29$400,000 to $499,999
• 88$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 17$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 31643

• 12Less than $100
• 31$100 to $149
• 52$200 to $249
• 24$250 to $299
• 172$300 to $349
• 58$350 to $399
• 77$400 to $449
• 59$450 to $499
• 66$500 to $549
• 18$550 to $599
• 43$600 to $649
• 66$650 to $699
• 17$700 to $749
• 22$750 to $799
• 55$800 to $899
• 25$1,250 to $1,499
• 169No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $692.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $153,960.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $224,284
• Black or African American householders: $117,776
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $147,555
• Asian householders: $254,868
• Some other race householders: $120,727
• Two or more races householders: $228,040
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,605

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $149,165 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $62,451 - $211,475

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,878
• One, attached: 40
• Two: 109
• 3 or 4: 193
• 5 to 9: 95
• 10 to 19: 60
• 20 to 49: 5
• 50 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 939

Unemployment: 9.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 31643

• 78.3%2,496Drove a car alone
• 10.0%318Carpooled
• 0.8%24Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%9Bicycle
• 7.0%224Walked
• 0.8%26Other means
• 2.3%73Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 31643

• 443Less than 5 minutes
• 4355 to 9 minutes
• 28510 to 14 minutes
• 23115 to 19 minutes
• 40820 to 24 minutes
• 25525 to 29 minutes
• 52930 to 34 minutes
• 7635 to 39 minutes
• 9540 to 44 minutes
• 19145 to 59 minutes
• 12560 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,435

• Male householders: 1,669 (531 living alone), Female householders: 1,738 (687 living alone)

• 1,388 spouses (1,379 opposite-sex spouses), 118 unmarried partners, (103 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,322 children (1,800 natural, 232 adopted, 300 stepchildren), 267 grandchildren, 295 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 34 foster children, 317 other relatives, 86 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 104 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,017 2-persons, 398 3-persons, 294 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,217 1-person, 109 2-persons

869 married couples with children.
642 single-parent households (25 men, 617 women).

95.2% of residents of 31643 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 20% well, 21% not well, 1% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% not well, 47% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• QUITMAN ( in QUITMAN, GA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-GA0270002 3309, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-GA0270002 120, SDWIS-GA0270002 2556,
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: QUITMAN, (LAS)

• BROOKS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (1081 BARWICK ROAD in QUITMAN, GA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-2050
  

• QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2200 MOULTRIE ROAD in QUITMAN, GA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0193
  Organizations: BROOKS COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BROOKS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (2171 MOULTRIE ROAD in QUITMAN, GA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0197
  

• NORTH BROOKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (10295 COFFEE ROAD in QUITMAN, GA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0393
  Organizations: BROOKS COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• QUALITY DRY CLEANERS (101 N WEBSTER ST in QUITMAN, GA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , RENTZ LOUIS GORDON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• KAISER CORP QUITMAN FARMARKET (OGLESBY ST in QUITMAN, GA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , XXX (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MICRO CRAFT INC (15656 HWY 84 EAST in QUITMAN, GA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
  Organizations: WILLIAM BROWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MICROCRAFT INC

• BCT GIN CO (ROUTE 1, BOX 219 in QUITMAN, GA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: COTTON GINNING
  

• COASTAL PLAINS FARMS CO (OGLESBY STREET in QUITMAN, GA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
  Alternative names: COASTAL PLAIN FARMERS CO-OP

• LANG BOARD OSB (HWY. 84 W. in QUITMAN, GA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCTS
  Business NAICS classification: RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: LANGBOARD INC, LANGBOARD OSB

• LANGBOARD, INC (COGENERATION FACILITY in QUITMAN, GA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Organizations: LANGBOARD, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LANGBOARD, INC.

• BROOKS COUNTY SAVS. CO (901 NORTH HIGHLAND ROAD in QUITMAN, GA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: MEAT PACKING PLANTS
  Alternative names: BROOKS CNTY PACKING CO INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%

Population in 1990: 8,028. Population change in the 1990s: +1,359 (+16.9%).

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

• This state: 6,012
• Northeast: 389
• Midwest: 365
• South: 1,247
• West: 168

59% of the 31643 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.

92% of the 31643 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 91

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• DWAIN FLETCHER COMPANY (5799 BARWICK RD in QUITMAN, GA; small business) : $10,174,768 in 72 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Communications Services, Other Administrative Support Services, Library Services, Arts/Graphics Services by Navy, Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $2,092,709; 2001: $2,024,781; 2002: $871,832; 2003: $1,205,956; 2004: $365,352; 2005: $2,828,926; 2006: $76,286.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,408,672 with Navy for Communications Services. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2005-11-08. Completion date: 2009-09-30.
  $1,107,961 with Navy for Other Administrative Support Services. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2000-02-01. Completion date: 2001-01-31.
  $916,121, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-18. Completion date: 2003-01-31.
  $865,392, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-13. Completion date: 2004-01-31.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2007 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2007 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 31. The highest number of fire incidents - 105 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (40.0%), and Outside Fires (38.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 31643
• 15040.0%Structure Fires
• 14538.7%Outside Fires
• 6818.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 123.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 31643, Georgia

Most common first names in zip code 31643 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	117	72.8 years
James	114	73.4 years
Mary	106	79.8 years
Willie	87	70.8 years
William	79	75.4 years
Robert	47	73.6 years
George	47	75.9 years
Annie	45	83.6 years
Thomas	41	75.9 years
Henry	35	75.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 31643 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Williams	92	74.0 years
Jones	81	75.8 years
Johnson	58	75.9 years
Davis	52	70.7 years
Brown	47	75.8 years
Smith	40	76.6 years
Wilson	35	75.2 years
Jackson	31	74.6 years
Taylor	30	78.1 years
Miller	30	73.4 years

Businesses in zip code 31643
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		Hardee's	1
Burger King	1		Lane Furniture	1
Chevrolet	1		RadioShack	1
H&R Block	1		Rite Aid	1