Moving to Blythe, Georgia

Population: 718. Estimated population in July 2024: 788 (+9.7% change)
Males: 364 (50.7%), Females: 354 (49.3%)

Richmond County

Zip code: 30805

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $36,705
Median house value: $83,300

Population by Race

Races in Blythe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.2%)
  • Black (14.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (24.8%), Irish (12.8%), English (10.9%), German (7.0%), Italian (4.3%), Hungarian (1.8%).

Elevation: 450 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Map of Blythe, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blythe

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blythe city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +300 (+71.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blythe:

  • MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GA HOSPIT&CLINICS (about 10 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • GEORGIA REGIONAL HOSP AT AUGUSTA (about 15 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blythe:

  • AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: AGS)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 87 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; Abbreviation: CAE)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 89 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blythe:

  • WRENS MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; WRENS, GA; Abbreviation: 65J)
  • DANIEL FIELD (about 16 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Abbreviation: DNL)
  • BURKE COUNTY (about 23 miles; WAYNESBORO, GA; Abbreviation: BXG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blythe:

  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,300)
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 39 miles; AIKEN, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,636)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,406)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; Greenwood, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)

Public primary/middle school in Blythe:

  • BLYTHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368; Location: 290 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)