Poulan, GA · standard
ZIP Code 31781
Worth County, Georgia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,752
- 25/sq mi
- $52,991
- Median income
- $110,800
- Median home value
- 10.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Poulan pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 18th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 13th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 25
- people per sq mi
- 79%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 31781 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 31781 covers 70.6 square miles in Poulan, Worth County, Georgia (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,752 residents on file, a density of 25 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 31781 reports a modest median household income of $52,991 (25% below the average Georgia ZIP), while per-capita income is $19,659. Economic pressure is pronounced: 33.3% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 15.7%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $110,800 (54% below the average Georgia ZIP), and median rent is $1,086; owner occupancy is 78.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.6, and the average commute is 38 minutes. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Worth County, so 31781 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 31781, Poulan, 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
1,752
Population
70.6
Area (sq mi)
25
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 31781?
41.6
Median Age
51.8%
Male
48.2%
Female
0.7%
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?
$52,991
Median Household Income
-25% vs state ZIP avg
$19,659
Per Capita Income
33.3%
Poverty Rate
15.7%
Unemployment Rate
37.9 min
Mean Commute Time
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?
748
Total Housing Units
619
Occupied Units
129
Vacant Units
3.51
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$110,800
Median Home Value
-54% vs state ZIP avg
$1,086
Median Rent
1990
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 31781, employing approximately 47 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,430,000.
19
Businesses
47
Employees
$1.4M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4 | 21.1% |
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 31781 vs 31791 →
ZIP 31781 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 31791
Sylvester (31791)
12,354 residents
- 31795 2,010
Ty Ty (31795)
2,010 residents
- 31781 1,752
Poulan (31781)
1,752 residents
- 31789 1,236
Sumner (31789)
1,236 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 31781 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 31781 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 31791
Sylvester (31791)
$61,530 median income
- 31789
Sumner (31789)
$55,720 median income
- 31781
Poulan (31781)
$52,991 median income
- 31795
Ty Ty (31795)
$40,962 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 31781 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.