Estimated median household income in 2008: $33,362
| This zip code: | $33,362 | | Georgia: | $50,861 |
Nearest zip codes: 31797, 31773, 31729, 31734, 31792, 31779.
Housing units in zip code 31728 with a mortgage: 1,677 (107 second mortgage, 171 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,119
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,043
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $327
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 27.1% | | Whole state: | 14.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 6.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 31728 include: Tabernacle Church (A), Bold Springs Church (B), Bryant Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Capel Church (E), Cedar Spring Church (F), Centennial Church (G), Saint Peters Church (H), Saint Lukes Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Godwin Cemetery (1), White Springs Cemetery (2), Rawls Cemetery (3), Paulk Cemetery (4), Saint Luke Cemetery (5), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Gainey Lake (A), Ward Lake (B), Whigham Lake (C), Wight Lake South (D), Lake Wight North (E), Oliver Lake (F), None None Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tired Creek (A), Jack Hall Branch (B), Turkey Creek (C), Maxwell Creek (D), Lees Creek (E), Sapp Creek (F), Walton Creek (G), Buss Creek (H), Parkers Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Cairo Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 337
- 1995 to 1998: 1,036
- 1990 to 1994: 728
- 1980 to 1989: 1,224
- 1970 to 1979: 1,250
- 1960 to 1969: 984
- 1950 to 1959: 894
- 1940 to 1949: 501
- 1939 or earlier: 619
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cairo, GA (31728): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 75
- 2 bedrooms: 935
- 3 bedrooms: 3,116
- 4 bedrooms: 559
- 5 or more bedrooms: 79
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 72
- 1 bedrooms: 317
- 2 bedrooms: 850
- 3 bedrooms: 634
- 4 bedrooms: 30
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 31728 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 295
- 1 vehicle: 1,402
- 2 vehicles: 2,226
- 3 vehicles: 617
- 4 vehicles: 173
- 5 or more vehicles: 51
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 422
- 1 vehicle: 986
- 2 vehicles: 374
- 3 vehicles: 99
- 4 vehicles: 17
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 31728:
- Less than $10,000: 104
- $10,000 to $14,999: 52
- $15,000 to $19,999: 56
- $20,000 to $24,999: 58
- $25,000 to $29,999: 87
- $30,000 to $34,999: 99
- $35,000 to $39,999: 129
- $40,000 to $49,999: 257
- $50,000 to $59,999: 320
- $60,000 to $69,999: 347
- $70,000 to $79,999: 315
- $80,000 to $89,999: 274
- $90,000 to $99,999: 246
- $100,000 to $124,999: 571
- $125,000 to $149,999: 665
- $150,000 to $174,999: 343
- $175,000 to $199,999: 138
- $200,000 to $249,999: 309
- $250,000 to $299,999: 228
- $300,000 to $399,999: 193
- $400,000 to $499,999: 96
- $500,000 to $749,999: 62
- $750,000 to $999,999: 29
- $1,000,000 or more: 61
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 31728:
- Less than $100: 145
- $100 to $149: 98
- $150 to $199: 129
- $200 to $249: 145
- $250 to $299: 265
- $300 to $349: 304
- $350 to $399: 265
- $400 to $449: 179
- $450 to $499: 74
- $500 to $549: 29
- $550 to $599: 76
- $600 to $649: 63
- $650 to $699: 29
- $700 to $749: 5
- $750 to $799: 24
- $800 to $899: 7
- $900 to $999: 26
- No cash rent: 113
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $64,210.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,364
- Black or African American householders: $71,270
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $135,649
- Some other race householders: $109,259
- Two or more races householders: $63,034
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,259
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $110,853 (it was $64,400 in 2000)
| 31728: | $110,853 | | Georgia: | $169,100 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,639 - $146,985
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $178,816| Here: | $178,816 | | State: | $239,622 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $86,322| Here: | $86,322 | | State: | $191,785 |
In 2-unit structures: $134,620| Here: | $134,620 | | State: | $258,888 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,153| Here: | $91,153 | | State: | $172,329 |
Mobile homes: $50,310| Here: | $50,310 | | State: | $44,353 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $112,500| Here: | $112,500 | | State: | $74,556 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,637
- One, attached: 68
- Two: 221
- 3 or 4: 206
- 5 to 9: 124
- 10 to 19: 13
- 20 to 49: 41
- 50 or more: 22
- Mobile homes: 2,228
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,191 (70%)
- Carpooled: 1,532 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
- Taxi: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 147 (2%)
- Other means: 163 (2%)
- Worked at home: 317 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 271
- 5 to 9 minutes: 874
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1213
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1291
- 20 to 24 minutes: 946
- 25 to 29 minutes: 410
- 30 to 34 minutes: 902
- 35 to 39 minutes: 76
- 40 to 44 minutes: 206
- 45 to 59 minutes: 413
- 60 to 89 minutes: 365
- 90 or more minutes: 90
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,983
- In family households: 15,870 (3,431 male householders, 1,477 female householders)
3,344 spouses, 5,583 children (5,019 natural, 130 adopted, 434 stepchildren), 642 grandchildren, 425 brothers or sisters, 185 parents, 352 other relatives, 431 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,113 (606 male householders (471 living alone)), 1,141 female householders (1,033 living alone)), 366 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 145 (66 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,920 2-persons, 1,195 3-persons, 958 4-persons, 528 5-persons, 216 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,504 1-person, 180 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
2,647 married couples with children.
1,558 single-parent households (234 men, 1,324 women).
93.8% of residents of 31728 zip code speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% very well, 14% well, 37% not well, 23% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% very well, 8% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% very well, 31% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (40% very well, 60% not well).
Foreign born population: 883 (4.9%)
(7.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (81%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- Other Central America (4%)
- Canada (2%)
- Germany (2%)
- India (2%)
- Dominican Republic (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 675
- 1990 to 1994: 96
- 1985 to 1989: 16
- 1980 to 1984: 24
- 1975 to 1979: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 47
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White population: 10,904
Black population: 6,053
American Indian population: 116
Asian population: 65
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 708
Two or more races population: 160
First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 6390 |
|  United States or American: 3407 |
|  English: 870 |
|  Irish: 775 |
|  German: 333 |
|  Italian: 186 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 184 |
|  Scottish: 170 |
|  French (except Basque): 140 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 91 |
|  African: 73 |
|  Greek: 64 |
|  European: 60 |
|  Dutch: 52 |
|  Norwegian: 49 |
|  Polish: 40 |
|  Welsh: 25 |
|  British: 20 |
|  Nigerian: 18 |
|  French Canadian: 17 |
|  Swedish: 17 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 9 |
|  Austrian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 6 |
|  Hungarian: 6 |
|  Russian: 5 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- KAISER CORP CAIRO FARMARKET (HALL RD in CAIRO, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, XXX (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BIG BEND AGRI-SERVICES INC (FIRST AVE in CAIRO, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
- PALLETS SOUTH (380 HALL ROAD in CAIRO, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: WOOD PALLETS AND SKIDS
- JOHNSON OIL CO (RT 2 BOX 422A in CAIRO, GA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BURKS RECYCLING & SAL (711 RICH RD in CAIRO, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
Alternative names: BURKS RECYCLING & SALVAGE
- CAIRO (LAS) ( in CAIRO, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: CAIRO, CITY OF
- MIXON MILLING CO OF C (323-327 2ND AVE. SE in CAIRO, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Alternative names: MIXON MILLING company OF CAIRO
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,367
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (56%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12889
- Northeast: 491
- Midwest: 458
- South: 3103
- West: 200
56% of the 31728 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Georgia.
Population in 1990: 15,393. Population change in the 1990s: +2,615 (+17.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 123
| Here: | 5.2% | | Georgia: | 8.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 91
| Here: | 6.8% | | Georgia: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54
| Here: | 10.2% | | Georgia: | 22.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- GRADY ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP (1499 38TH BLVD NW in CAIRO, GA): $438,193 in 9 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Other Utilities by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $90,252; 2002: $0; 2003: $216,924; 2004: $44,000; 2005: $0; 2006: $87,017.
Biggest contracts:
$108,462 with Army for Other Utilities. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2003-12-03. Completion date: 1998-11-06.
$108,462 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Utilities. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2003-12-03. Completion date: 1998-11-06.
$90,252, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-30. Completion date: 1998-11-06.
$87,017 with Army for Other Utilities. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 1998-11-06.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (20-49: 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.)
People in group quarters
- 66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
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