Pelham, Georgia

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,782
Male Share of the Population	47.4%
Female Share of the Population	52.6%
Senior Citizens	16.2%
Employed Population 16+	1,134
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	44.5%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.4%
Median Earnings25+	$22,697
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$14,233
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,938

Wealth

Median Family Income	$26,769
% Above Poverty Level	64%
% Below Poverty Level	36%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	0.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	40.1%
Median Gross Rent	$508
Median House Value	$56,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	55.4%
Irish	7.5%
German	1.5%
Dutch	1.5%
Welsh	1.2%
Norwegian	1.2%
English	0.9%
African	0.6%
Scottish	0.3%
Haitian	0.1%
West Indian	0.1%
Bahamian	0.1%
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Pelham Almanac

Category	Value
County	Mitchell County
Standard Zip Codes	31779
Phone Area Codes	229
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	31.12
Approximate Longitude	-84.15

Pelham Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CAMILLA 3 SE
Distance	4.8 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 60 F
Apr Temp	53 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	55 to 79 F
Annual Precip	52.8 inches

Station	THOMASVILLE 3 NE
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 63 F
Apr Temp	53 to 79 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	56 to 81 F
Annual Precip	54 inches

Station	MOULTRIE 2 ESE
Distance	23.9 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	54 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	56 to 78 F
Annual Precip	50.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Camilla	5,075	$36,609
Funston	722	$36,071
Meigs	918	$32,969
Newton	773	$47,727
Ochlocknee	633	$36,250
Sale City	484	$50,469

Pelham Public Schools

Pelham City Middle School
209 Mathewson Ave Sw
ZIP: 31779
(229) 294-6063
Middle
Total Enrollment 292

Pelham Elementary School
534 Barrow Ave Sw
ZIP: 31779
(229) 294-8170
Primary
Total Enrollment 756

Pelham High School
720 Barrow Ave Sw
ZIP: 31779
(229) 294-8623
High
Total Enrollment 454

Shiver Elementary School
1847 Ga Highway 93 N
ZIP: 31779
(229) 377-2325
Primary
Total Enrollment 593

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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