Georgia · Census place 08536
Blakely city, GA
Quick answer
Blakely city has 5,276 residents, ranking #164 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $52,656, the median home is worth $140,400 and median gross rent runs $728 a month.
- Population
- 5,276Blakely city residents
- Median household income
- $52,656Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $140,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $728Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blakely city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blakely city median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.7% of residents and 54% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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