Danville, GA · standard
ZIP Code 31017
Twiggs County, Georgia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,985
- 8/sq mi
- $59,167
- Median income
- $109,100
- Median home value
- 15.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Danville pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 28th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 12th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 8
- people per sq mi
- 79%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 31017 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 31017 covers 242.1 square miles in Danville, Twiggs County, Georgia (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,985 residents on file, a density of 8 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 31017 reports a modest median household income of $59,167 (16% below the Georgia average), while per-capita income is $36,530. Poverty here runs at 13.7%, with unemployment measured at 1.1%. Housing costs here run $109,100 for a typical home value (55% below the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 78.5% of homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58, and the average commute is 35 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 4 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 31017, plus 3 more within Twiggs County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 31017, Danville, GA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,985
Population
242.1
Area (sq mi)
8
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 31017?
58.0
Median Age
53.7%
Male
46.3%
Female
4.3%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$59,167
Median Household Income
-16% vs state
$36,530
Per Capita Income
13.7%
Poverty Rate
1.1%
Unemployment Rate
34.9 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 31017 ranks nationally
Danville, GA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$59,167 28th percentile higher than 28% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
917
Total Housing Units
670
Occupied Units
247
Vacant Units
2.06
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$109,100
Median Home Value
-55% vs state
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 31017, employing approximately 126 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,160,000.
19
Businesses
126
Employees
$6.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 9 | 47.4% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 15.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 31017 vs 31003 →
ZIP 31017 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 31017
Danville (31017)
1,985 residents
- 31042
Irwinton (31042)
1,841 residents
- 31022
Dudley (31022)
1,424 residents
- 31065
Montrose (31065)
1,118 residents
- 31003 112
Allentown (31003)
112 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 31017 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 31017 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 31022
Dudley (31022)
$63,875 median income
- 31017
Danville (31017)
$59,167 median income
- 31042
Irwinton (31042)
$36,569 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 31017 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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