PlainZIP

Gay, GA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gay, GA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,974. 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 GAY-GA · Gay, GA 1 ZIPs · 1,974 pop · #13966/25278 · Meriwether County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $68,250
  • RANK-MID #13966/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Luthersville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,974
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,900

Nearest income peer: Luthersville, GA ( $384 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 Gay

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gay 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, Gay, GA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,974
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,250
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,250 and poverty 18.1% concentrate in 30218.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gay as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Gay reads through its lone ZIP, 30218

1,974 ACS residents, one ZIP: 30218 is not the leading code inside Gay, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Gay's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 267 employees , annual payroll $14,870k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 30218 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Gay, GA

These ZIP codes sit in Meriwether County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gay. See the Meriwether County roll-up →

No other city sharing Meriwether County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Gay. Manchester, Greenville and Woodbury sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Manchester marks the far end of that range at $50,663, 26% below Gay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
30218 1,974 $68,250 34 11
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Gay 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 Gay, .