Housing market/Georgia/ZIP 31516
ZIP 31516 Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia
Pierce County, GA · Georgia. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 31516 · GA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 31516 — Blackshear, GA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 31516
- 1-unit detached4,27764.5%
- 1-unit attached520.8%
- 2–4 units1181.8%
- 5–49 units1702.6%
- 50+ units470.7%
- Mobile1,96329.6%
2–4 unit share 1.8% · 5–49 unit share 2.6% · combined 2–49 4.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $823 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $528.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 37.0%; ≥50% 12.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,080 (1.312× ACS median gross rent).
Population
15,465 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +6.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 114 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 64 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 31516 21.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.2%; ACS median gross rent is $823; population increased +6.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 118 units in 2–4-unit structures and 170 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 114 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,080 versus ACS median gross rent of $823. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
ZIP 31516 — Blackshear, GA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Georgia ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Georgia research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 31516?
ZIP 31516 (Pierce County, GA) has 15,465 residents, 5,951 households, a renter share of 21.4%, median household income of $57,394, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $823. Vacancy is 10.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 31516?
ACS counts 58 units in 2-unit buildings, 60 in 3–4 unit buildings, 139 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 31 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 288 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 31516?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,080. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 31516 — Blackshear, GA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.