Blythe is a city of 806 people in Georgia. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 43 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $135,800. Households here earn about 37% less than in Georgia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% 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 Blythe
What changed most since 1990
Population291 → 806(+177%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share6.2% → 23.0%(+16.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$153,844 → $135,800(−12%)US over the same years: +67%
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)37.2%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.2%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.9%(18)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 86 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
Blythe, decade by decade
Blythe 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
291
$80,628
$153,844
5.9%
16.9
2000
718
$66,864
$131,159
10.4%
41.8
2010
721
$65,127
$127,601
8.5%
44.9
2020
744
$70,029
$117,931
12.9%
58.4
2024
806
$48,750
$135,800
14.9%
63.2
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.
