Population 4,980 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Baldwin
Household size in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.59 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.84 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.39 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.93 | 2.73 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.33 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Baldwin is a place of big households: 2.93 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.59, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 32.8 | 36.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 30.2 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.0 | 38.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.5 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
At 39.0, the median age in Baldwin is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. Residents skew youngest in the west and oldest in the southeast.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.8% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.4% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.6% | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.4% | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Baldwin as they are nationally: 11.4%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Georgia overall (13.4%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Baldwin
Renters in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.7% | 32.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 34.2% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.0% | 36.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 33.7% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Baldwin rent their homes (33.7%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among owners, 36.7% have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the northwest; owners are most common in the southeast.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.2% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.2% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.0 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Baldwin than nationally: 7.2%, against 9.6% for the U.S. Compared with other Georgia cities, Baldwin has a lower vacancy rate than most.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1985 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1989 | 1987 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Baldwin are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1985, versus 1980 across the U.S. Still, homes here are older than in Georgia overall, where the median home dates to 1991. Newer construction is concentrated in the west, while the north has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $639 | $910 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $658 | $977 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $739 | $1,112 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,007 | $1,520 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$368 | +$609 | +$606 |
The median renter in Baldwin pays $1,007 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 32.4% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. Renters on a budget will find the lowest rents in the south; the highest are in the north.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Baldwin
Bachelor's degrees in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.9% | 28.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.5% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 20.1% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Baldwin have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 20.1%, against 35.6% nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the south and least in the northwest.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 68.5% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 73.3% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 68.1% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.1% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.7 pts | +5.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Baldwin never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. Only 21 of the 282 Georgia cities with 5,000+ people have a lower share of high school graduates.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Baldwin
| Period | Baldwin | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.6% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Baldwin has been low: just 0.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Baldwin has the lowest unemployment rate of any Georgia city with 5,000+ people. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Baldwin compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 2.93 | 39.0 | 11.4% | 33.7% | 7.2% | 1985 | $1,007 | 20.1% | 79.1% | 0.6% |
| Cornelia | 2.97 | 36.7 | 11.7% | 35.3% | 10.2% | 1985 | $871 | 21.9% | 77.8% | 4.4% |
| Alto | 3.09 | 38.8 | 9.1% | 27.0% | 14.2% | 1994 | $822 | 14.2% | 70.8% | 2.9% |
| Hollingsworth | 2.79 | 49.3 | 8.2% | 11.3% | 9.8% | 1993 | $777 | 24.8% | 86.4% | 0.7% |
| Mount Airy | 2.82 | 37.5 | 7.8% | 22.2% | 12.7% | 1993 | $857 | 22.6% | 81.3% | 2.0% |
| Demorest | 2.64 | 37.8 | 9.8% | 28.9% | 11.1% | 1992 | $1,081 | 25.9% | 88.3% | 4.5% |
| Habersham | 2.91 | 36.1 | 12.1% | 32.9% | 14.8% | 1986 | $1,180 | 14.3% | 81.5% | 10.3% |
| Homer | 2.79 | 40.5 | 5.2% | 20.8% | 6.6% | 1997 | $938 | 23.2% | 83.6% | 2.5% |
| Lula | 2.78 | 40.7 | 8.3% | 24.8% | 6.9% | 1993 | $1,018 | 17.1% | 86.1% | 3.1% |
| Boydville | 2.30 | 55.0 | 4.6% | 2.1% | 10.3% | 1980 | $846 | 17.8% | 87.5% | 2.7% |
| Plainview | 2.68 | 40.8 | 10.0% | 21.8% | 12.2% | 1990 | $865 | 19.1% | 78.0% | 3.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Baldwin. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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