Population 1,259 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Box Springs
Household size in Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.47 | 2.70 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.60 | 2.77 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.31 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.26 | 2.73 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.21 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Box Springs are small: just 2.26 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.47 in 2006–10, 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 Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 49.5 | 36.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.2 | 36.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 51.3 | 38.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 52.5 | 38.6 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.0 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 52.5, Box Springs is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.4% | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 13.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.8% | 13.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.8% of households in Box Springs, well below the national share of 11.6%.
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 Box Springs
Renters in Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.7% | 32.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.5% | 35.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.4% | 36.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.0% | 34.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Box Springs is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.0% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 48.3% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
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 Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.9% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.7% | 13.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −19.8 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Box Springs: 11.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. The picture is much the same across Georgia.
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 Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1985 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1990 | 1987 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1992 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1993 | 1991 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +6 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Box Springs is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1993, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. The picture is much the same across Georgia.
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 Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $510 | $910 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $704 | $977 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $748 | $1,112 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $775 | $1,520 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$266 | +$609 | +$606 |
The median renter in Box Springs pays $775 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.3% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Box Springs
Bachelor's degrees in Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 28.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 28.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.5% | 31.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.5% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Change | +14.2 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Box Springs have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 19.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 70.7% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.2% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.4% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.5% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.8 pts | +5.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Box Springs never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Box Springs
| Period | Box Springs | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.7% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.9% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.1 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.9%, unemployment in Box Springs is close to the national rate of 5.4%. 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).
Box Springs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Springs | 2.26 | 52.5 | 6.8% | 13.0% | 11.2% | 1993 | $775 | 19.5% | 81.5% | 5.9% |
| Juniper | 2.36 | 49.9 | 7.9% | 7.6% | 12.2% | 1995 | $720 | 17.6% | 80.8% | 6.8% |
| Geneva | 2.45 | 50.2 | 8.0% | 17.5% | 11.4% | 1984 | $683 | 14.0% | 80.6% | 4.8% |
| Upatoi | 2.98 | 41.5 | 4.3% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 1996 | $1,952 | 56.5% | 97.5% | 3.0% |
| Olive Branch | 1.95 | 58.4 | 9.4% | 20.6% | 16.4% | 1991 | $633 | 15.0% | 84.6% | 4.7% |
| Mauk | 2.52 | 44.7 | 12.1% | 16.5% | 13.5% | 1995 | $772 | 19.7% | 79.4% | 3.6% |
| Talbotton | 2.00 | 51.4 | 12.1% | 20.6% | 17.4% | 1984 | $896 | 13.9% | 79.7% | 3.9% |
| Junction City | 2.50 | 46.0 | 10.2% | 18.2% | 13.1% | 1979 | $780 | 11.3% | 78.6% | 4.4% |
| Ellerslie | 3.03 | 42.1 | 2.7% | 2.2% | 7.5% | 2004 | $1,294 | 45.5% | 96.9% | 2.7% |
| Waverly Hall | 2.85 | 39.1 | 5.9% | 17.4% | 19.7% | 1999 | $1,005 | 30.7% | 88.2% | 7.2% |
| Midland | 2.79 | 38.4 | 13.2% | 20.1% | 4.9% | 2002 | $1,688 | 50.9% | 96.2% | 3.3% |
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 Box Springs. 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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