Baconton, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
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
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)