Pelham, Georgia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,609
Male Share of the Population	43.3%
Female Share of the Population	56.7%
Senior Citizens	15.2%
Employed Population 16+	1,358
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	38.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.2%
Median Earnings25+	$22,765
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$22,194
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$19,831

Wealth

Median Family Income	$36,524
% Above Poverty Level	73.5%
% Below Poverty Level	26.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.5%
Median Gross Rent	$498
Median House Value	$68,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	66.9%
Irish	7.2%
English	1.9%
Welsh	1.1%
Norwegian	1.1%
German	0.9%
Dutch	0.7%
African	0.5%
Scottish	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.2%
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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	5,000	$38,217
Funston	618	$27,159
Meigs	989	$35,250
Newton	840	$42,656
Ochlocknee	633	$45,375
Sale City	438	$51,563

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, 2017, 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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