Stockton, GA · standard
ZIP Code 31649
Lanier County, Georgia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,056
- 8/sq mi
- $93,980
- Median income
- $216,100
- Median home value
- 17.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Stockton pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 23%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 48th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 8
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 31649 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 31649 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 127.2 square miles in Stockton, Lanier County, Georgia. The area is home to 1,056 residents, producing a population density of 8 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 31649 against Georgia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 31649 sits at $93,980 (34% above the Georgia average), while per-capita income is $32,102. The poverty rate stands at 11.3% and the unemployment rate at 14.1%. On housing, the median home value is $216,100 (10% below the state average) with median rent at $943 per month, and 88.8% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 31649 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 17.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.6, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 additional ZIPs sharing Lanier County, so you can benchmark 31649 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 31649, Stockton, GA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,056
Population
127.2
Area (sq mi)
8
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 31649?
38.6
Median Age
56.8%
Male
43.2%
Female
23.0%
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?
$93,980
Median Household Income
+34% vs state
$32,102
Per Capita Income
11.3%
Poverty Rate
14.1%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 31649 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$93,980 Top 23% higher than 77% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
335
Total Housing Units
267
Occupied Units
68
Vacant Units
3.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$216,100
Median Home Value
-10% vs state
$943
Median Rent
1996
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 31649, employing approximately 19 people with a combined annual payroll of $265,000.
3
Businesses
19
Employees
$265K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 31649 vs 31641 →
ZIP 31649 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 31635
Lakeland (31635)
6,560 residents
- 31641 1,831
Naylor (31641)
1,831 residents
- 31649 1,056
Stockton (31649)
1,056 residents
- 31630 419
Du Pont (31630)
419 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 31649 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 31649 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 31649
Stockton (31649)
$93,980 median income
- 31641
Naylor (31641)
$59,783 median income
- 31635
Lakeland (31635)
$45,414 median income
- 31630 $27,411
Du Pont (31630)
$27,411 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 31649 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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