Lakeland 31635

52Low priority

Part of Lanier County · Valdosta metro · Georgia · ranked #498 of 1,274 across the two states

Population now

6,978

49 per sq mi

Growth, last 5 years

+376

+5.7%

Projected next 5 years

-335

-1.0% a year → 6,642

Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church

1.8 mi

Refuge Church

Population, 2013 to 2028

Solid history from ACS five-year estimates, plotted at each window’s end-year; the next five years follow the official county projection, apportioned to this ZIP area by population share.

Why this scores 52.1

Growth — are people moving here?46 · weight 86%

+376 in five years, -335 projected

Viability — enough people to sustain a plant?87 · weight 14%

6,978 residents today

Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) coverage — context, not in the score

2 Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches within 12 mi, 3,489 people each. Nearest church 1.8 mi. By the owner's ruling, how near a Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) church is carries no weight in the score.

Within 3.1 mi: 1
Within 6.2 mi: 1
Within 12 mi: 2

Who lives here

Population makeup

The five parts add to the 6,978 people who live here. “Hispanic or Latino” is the Census term and counts people of any race; the other four are the not-Hispanic population by race.

White, not Hispanic: 64.9%; 4,530
Black, not Hispanic: 28.7%; 2,004
Hispanic or Latino: 3.7%; 261
Other, not Hispanic: 2.4%; 164
Asian, not Hispanic: 0.3%; 19

Age, money, schooling, home and language

Median age: 35.2 yrs
Households with children: 39.8%; 992 of 2,495 households
Median household income: $43,815
Income per person: $23,679
Below the poverty level: 30.0%; 2,021 of the 6,726 people poverty status is determined for
Unemployed: 0.7%; 21 of a labor force of 2,869
High school or higher: 90.7%; of 4,565 residents aged 25 and over
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7%; of 4,565 residents aged 25 and over
Spanish spoken at home: 2.8%; 182 people aged 5 and over, 63 of them speaking English less than “very well”
Foreign-born: 2.1%; 150 residents
Owner-occupied homes: 68.8%; 1,716 owned, 779 rented
Median home value: $168,900; median gross rent $864

What these numbers are. ACS 2019–2023 five-year estimates by ZIP area. Medians are ZIP-level medians, not averages. They are estimates, not a headcount, and every one carries a margin of error — a small figure in a single ZIP area is indicative, not exact. An em dash means the Census Bureau publishes no estimate for this ZIP area; it never means zero.

Nearest Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) churches

Distance	Church	City	Contact
1.8 mi	Refuge Church	Lakeland 31635	(229) 474-2264
6.4 mi	Ray City	Ray City 31645	(229) 455-5689
14 mi	Nashville	Nashville 31639	(229) 686-9651
15 mi	Nashville-Gates Of Praise	Nashville 31639	(229) 507-0571
15 mi	Valdosta-Abundant Life	Valdosta 31605	Website · (229) 242-4252
15 mi	Valdosta-North	Valdosta 31605	(229) 333-0836
16 mi	IDD Nueva Cosecha, Inc	Valdosta 31605	(706) 464-6069
17 mi	Harvest Time	Homerville 31634