Bainbridge, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bainbridge, GA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 22,176. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BAINBRIDGE-GA · Bainbridge, GA 2 ZIPs · 22,176 pop · #20271/25278 · Decatur County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,246
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20271/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Climax
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-TOWN 22,176
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 39817→39819
  • HOME-LOW $170,700

Nearest income peer: Climax, GA ( $6,538 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bainbridge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bainbridge on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bainbridge, GA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
22,176
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,246
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($54,246 average) · poverty 22.9%. The primary code (39819) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.5%) for this income tier, rent $819 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Georgia, Rayle is the closest lower-income city and Milledgeville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bainbridge.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Bainbridge differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 16.2% in ZIP 39819 and 29.6% in 39817. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

39817 to 39819

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

39817 to 39819

Poverty-rate spread
13.4 points

39819 to 39817

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 39819 skews compact Bainbridge

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 39819 covers about 51% of Bainbridge's 22,176 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Bainbridge

Citywide ZBP: 543 establishments, 6,635 employees , annual payroll $295,394k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39819 (309 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (110) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Bainbridge, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Decatur County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Bainbridge. See the Decatur County roll-up →

Bainbridge sits in the upper half of Decatur County on income: Climax and Attapulgus report less, while Brinson reports more. Brinson marks the far end of that range at $65,254, 20% above Bainbridge.

Side-by-side: Compare 39819 vs 39817 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
39819 11,282 $55,426 309 28
39817 10,894 $53,065 234 29

Bainbridge roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bainbridge, .