ZIP 31516 · Blackshear
Who lives in ZIP code 31516 (Blackshear, GA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Blackshear, GA · Pierce County
uszips 2026
People15,623
Median age40.9
Household income$63,203
Home value$140,273
Median rent$813/mo
Poverty11.9%
College degree+22.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waycross, GA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 38 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,999
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 76.3% are adults.
Household income
29.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,035.
Education (adults 25+)
25.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.5%
- Never married
- 25.9%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 50.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.8%
- Rent burden
- 28.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.5%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 12.2%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.