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Baconton, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 804. Estimated population in July 2024: 968 (+20.4% change)
Males: 377 (46.9%), Females: 427 (53.1%)

Mitchell County

Zip code: 31716

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $22,917
Median house value: $55,200

Population by Race

Races in Baconton:

  • Black (59.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (37.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (14.2%), Irish (6.3%), German (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.9%), English (1.4%), French (1.1%).

Elevation: 180 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Baconton, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Baconton

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 10.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baconton city

  • Never married: 38.3%
  • Now married: 35.4%
  • Separated: 7.0%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+28.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Baconton:

  • PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ALBANY, GA)
  • MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CAMILLA, GA)
  • HCA PALMYRA MEDICAL CENTERS (about 15 miles; ALBANY, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baconton:

  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 11 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)
  • TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Abbreviation: TLH)
  • MOODY AFB (about 74 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VAD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Baconton:

  • CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 14 miles; CAMILLA, GA; Abbreviation: CXU)
  • SYLVESTER (about 23 miles; SYLVESTER, GA; Abbreviation: SYV)
  • DAWSON MUNI (about 31 miles; DAWSON, GA; Abbreviation: 16J)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baconton:

  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 87 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)

Public primary/middle school in Baconton:

  • BACONTON COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 519; Location: 260 EAST WALTON STREET; Grades: PK – 10)

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