Moving to Rentz, Georgia
Population: 304. Estimated population in July 2024: 318 (+4.6% change)
Males: 145 (47.7%), Females: 159 (52.3%)
Laurens County
Zip code: 31075
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.8 years
Median household income: $25,000
Median house value: $56,300
Population by Race
Races in Rentz:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
- Black (3.3%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (33.2%), English (10.2%), Irish (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), German (3.3%), Norwegian (2.3%).
Elevation: 310 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Rentz
- High school or higher: 64.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rentz town
- Never married: 14.6%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 14.6%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -60 (-16.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rentz:
- FAIRVIEW PARK HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DUBLIN, GA)
- DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; EASTMAN, GA)
- BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; COCHRAN, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rentz:
- ROBINS AFB (about 45 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Abbreviation: WRB)
- MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; MACON, GA; Abbreviation: MCN)
- MOODY AFB (about 99 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Abbreviation: VAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rentz:
- W H ‘BUD’ BARRON (about 12 miles; DUBLIN, GA; Abbreviation: DBN)
- HEART OF GEORGIA RGNL (about 16 miles; EASTMAN, GA; Abbreviation: EZM)
- COCHRAN (about 20 miles; COCHRAN, GA; Abbreviation: 48A)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rentz:
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 5,859)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,383)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,263)
Public primary/middle school in Rentz:
- SOUTHWEST LAURENS ELEMENTARY (Students: 951; Location: 1799 HWY 117; Grades: PK – 05)