Fort Gaines, GA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Gaines, GA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,388. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FORT-GAINES-GA · Fort Gaines, GA 1 ZIPs · 2,388 pop · #22290/25278 · Clay County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $48,382
- RANK-BOTTOM #22290/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morris
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,388
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $95,500
Nearest income peer: Morris, GA ( $305 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 Fort Gaines
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fort Gaines on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Morris · lowest
Morris · lowest
$48,077 median HH income
- Fort Gaines · this city
Fort Gaines · this city
$48,382 median HH income
- Bluffton · highest
Bluffton · highest
$49,353 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fort Gaines, GA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 12th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,388
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $48,382
- 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 1 ZIP ($48,382 average) · poverty 22.6%. The primary code (39851) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Gaines as a pure owner town.
Within Georgia, Union City is the closest lower-income city and Denton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Gaines.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 39851, is all of Fort Gaines
There is no split to weigh here: 39851 holds every one of Fort Gaines's 2,388 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Fort Gaines's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 276 employees , annual payroll $13,194k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 39851 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (15) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Fort Gaines, GA
These ZIP codes sit in Clay County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Gaines. See the Clay County roll-up →
No other city sharing Clay County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Fort Gaines. sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Bluffton marks the far end of that range at $49,353, 2% above Fort Gaines.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39851 | 2,388 | $48,382 | 40 | 8 |
Fort Gaines 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 Fort Gaines, .