ZIP 31051 vs ZIP 31007

This side-by-side compares ZIP 31051 (Lilly, GA) and ZIP 31007 (Byromville, GA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 31051 has a population of 187 at 38 people per square mile, while ZIP 31007 has 1,117 at 7 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 31051 reports a median household income of $30,208 against $52,132 in ZIP 31007, with per-capita income of $13,032 vs $28,969. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 0.0% in 31051 and 10.8% in 31007. Poverty rate reads 42.6% vs 21.5%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 11.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $112,500 in 31051 versus $85,600 in 31007, with median rent of $617 and $695 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 39.6% vs 63.4%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.