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
% of renters here:
30%
State:
36%
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).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,531)
Georgia:
0.9% ($1,771)
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%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 4,041
(47.9%)
Females: 4,393
(52.1%)
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%
Zip code 31643 compared to state average:
Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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)
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:
This zip code:
26.2%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
7.3%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.2
State:
4.6
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 31643: Quitman Country Club (A), Quitman Fire Department (B), Quitman City Hall (C), Brooks County Library (D), Brooks County Jail (E), Brooks County Courthouse (F), South Brooks Volunteer Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 31643 include: Antioch Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Beulah Hill Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (E), Beulah Baptist Church (F), Church of Christ (G), Church of Jesus Christ (H), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Robinson Cemetery (1), Rogers Cemetery (2), Saint Philip Cemetery (3), Bethlehem Cemetery (4), African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (5), Caulden Cemetery (6), Johson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mud Lake (A), Blue Pond (B), McMullen Bay (C), Stanley Bay (D), Fearnside Lake (E), Bowen Millpond (F), Langdale Company Lake (G), Long Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones Creek (A), Coon Creek (B), Cat Creek (C), Possum Branch (D), Piscola Creek (E), Pine Branch (F), Okapilco Creek (G), Pride Branch (H), Mule Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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).
Foreign born population: 203 (2.4%) (12.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.4%
Whole state:
10.3%
33%Guatemala
32%Thailand
14%Honduras
5%France
2%El Salvador
12%American
3%Irish
3%German
3%English
2%Italian
1%Scottish
1%Welsh
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1152010 or later
292000 to 2009
641990 to 1999
34Before 1990
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)
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%
85.4%Electricity
7.4%Utility gas
5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.7%Other fuel
0.6%Wood
0.5%No fuel used
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
Here:
8.5%
Georgia:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
Here:
8.4%
Georgia:
9.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 91
Here:
36.4%
Georgia:
17.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
88,243Personal care and service occupations
71,575Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
60,726Management occupations
53,121Community and social service occupations
43,384Education, training, and library occupations
39,329Law enforcement workers including supervisors
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 contractsfrom 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)
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
22 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
2 people in homes for the mentally ill
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: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 4
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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