What is the median household income in Bemiss, GA?

Name: Income and affordability in Bemiss, GA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Bemiss, GA is $92,842 (±$9,441) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,417 a month would take about $56,700 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $92,842 (±$9,441)
Median renter income: $78,553 (±$41,309)
Income to afford median rent: about $56,700

Income in Bemiss against Lowndes County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bemiss	Lowndes County	Georgia	United States
Median household income	$92,842 (±$9,441)	$58,541 (±$3,030)	$77,353 (±$407)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$78,553 (±$41,309)	$35,544 (±$2,926)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,074 (±$14,003)	$78,890 (±$3,377)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,417 (±$124)	$1,052 (±$35)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Bemiss, median household income is higher than in Lowndes County ($58,541).

It is also higher than in Georgia ($77,353).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In Lowndes County, Bemiss ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 76 of 580.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Bemiss

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,417 a month ($17,004 a year) needs an income of about $56,700 a year.

The median renting household in Bemiss earns $78,553 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Bemiss

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bemiss
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Bemiss	—	$92,842 (±$9,441)	—
Valdosta	6.6 mi	$45,925 (±$2,600)	Lower
Remerton	8.0 mi	$26,824 (±$9,079)	Lower
Ray City	9.8 mi	$56,023 (±$16,344)	Lower
Hahira	10 mi	$70,966 (±$11,000)	Lower
Lakeland	11 mi	$31,147 (±$5,178)	Lower
Cecil	13 mi	$43,250 (±$28,683)	Lower
Dasher	13 mi	$65,703 (±$11,936)	Lower
Morven	16 mi	$36,389 (±$32,716)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valdosta, GA ($45,925), Remerton, GA ($26,824), Ray City, GA ($56,023).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Lowndes County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Bemiss	$92,842 (±$9,441)
2	Hahira	$70,966 (±$11,000)
3	Dasher	$65,703 (±$11,936)
4	Lake Park	$51,813 (±$33,903)
5	Valdosta	$45,925 (±$2,600)
6	Remerton	$26,824 (±$9,079)

Bemiss is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bemiss

What is the median household income in Bemiss?

The median household income in Bemiss is $92,842 (±$9,441) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Bemiss?

About $56,700 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,417 a month.

What do renters earn in Bemiss?

The median renting household in Bemiss, GA earns $78,553 (±$41,309) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Bemiss CDP, Georgia (place:06968, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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