Camilla, Georgia

Population

Down 3.5% since 2020.

4,988

people, the 152nd-largest of Georgia's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Georgia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

84.7%

of 4,385 jobs located in Camilla are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 53% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$794

a month. Georgia's median is $1,393.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $229.

A $229 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Mitchell County.

• $775 Tract 902
• $1,004 Tract 901

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$795–$1,192

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $794 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 8 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 88% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.9% to the 2,343 homes here.

8–44

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 72% less than Georgia's.

$85,400

median home value in Camilla.

• $85,400 Camilla
• $303,300 Georgia
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year