Ailey is a city of 489 people in Georgia. The median age is 28.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $124,300. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 37%. Median rent is $778 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ailey
What changed most since 1990
White share57.1% → 65.8%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share42.9% → 25.4%(−17.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants70.6% → 85.4%(+14.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.1%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.9%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 14 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ailey, decade by decade
Ailey population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
566
$60,002
$101,523
36.8%
61.3
2000
394
$65,807
$122,962
29.3%
62.5
2010
432
$42,503
$107,893
30.3%
63.3
2020
519
$63,935
$117,447
40.8%
68.3
2024
489
$48,750
$124,300
35.1%
62.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
