
Georgia · Census place 82412
Whigham, GA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Whigham, Georgia (Whigham, GA — Census place “Whigham city”) is 539 residents, ranking #480 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $60,208, the median home is worth $144,200 and median gross rent runs $856 a month. Looking for the Whigham Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Whigham, GA: 39897.
- Population
- 539Whigham city residents
- Median household income
- $60,208Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $144,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $856Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.8%Owner-occupied households
Whigham ZIP codes (Georgia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Whigham.
The Whigham 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 Whigham city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Whigham city median would spend about 17.1% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4% of residents and 66.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Whigham city, GA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Whigham city is a very small community in Georgia, with 539 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #480 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 28% of them. The median age here is 46.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Whigham city earn a median of $60,208 a year, 23.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Whigham city is valued at $144,200, 52.5% below the national figure and 25% below the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $856 a month, 39.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,272 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, 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. 66.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 539 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Whigham city against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
- Woodbine city 1,006
- Flovilla city 1,013
- Nelson city 1,015
- Cohutta city 1,018
- Mountain City town 1,027
- Talahi Island CDP 1,028
- Ellerslie CDP 1,036
- Reynolds city 1,051
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Whigham city?
- Whigham city has 539 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #480 of 675 in Georgia.
- What is the median household income in Whigham city?
- Median household income in Whigham city is $60,208 a year, 23.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Whigham city?
- Median gross rent is $856 a month and the median home value is $144,200, so rent absorbs about 17.1% of median household income.
- Is Whigham city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Whigham city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Whigham 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.