Georgia · Census place 79864
Wadley, GA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Wadley, Georgia (Wadley, GA — Census place “Wadley city”) is 1,991 residents, ranking #293 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $32,458, the median home is worth $60,400 and median gross rent runs $594 a month. Looking for the Wadley Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wadley, GA: 30477.
- Population
- 1,991Wadley city residents
- Median household income
- $32,458Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $60,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $594Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.8%Owner-occupied households
Wadley ZIP codes (Georgia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wadley.
The Wadley GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Wadley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wadley city median would spend about 22% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.2% of residents and 64.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Wadley city, GA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Wadley city is a small town in Georgia, with 1,991 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #293 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 56% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Wadley city earn a median of $32,458 a year, 58.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 43% below the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 26.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Wadley city is valued at $60,400, 80.1% below the national figure and 68% below the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $594 a month, 57.8% below the national figure, or roughly $7,128 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 64.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Georgia.
- Twin City city 1,983
- Wrens city 2,048
- Pearson city 1,978
- Trenton city 2,061
- Buena Vista city 1,966
- Mount Vernon city 2,080
- Indian Springs CDP 1,951
- Colquitt city 2,085
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Wadley city?
- Wadley city has 1,991 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #293 of 675 in Georgia.
- What is the median household income in Wadley city?
- Median household income in Wadley city is $32,458 a year, 58.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wadley city?
- Median gross rent is $594 a month and the median home value is $60,400, so rent absorbs about 22% of median household income.
- Is Wadley city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wadley city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Wadley city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.