Faceville, Georgia
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Faceville · Decatur County, Georgia
Population 248 (est. 2026: ~0)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -42.74% annual growth projection

Faceville, Georgia

Decatur County, Georgia · Population 136

Faceville is a small census-designated place tucked into the southwest corner of Georgia, sitting in Decatur County roughly three miles from the Florida state line and about three miles southwest of Bainbridge, the county seat. The Flint River and Lake Seminole shape the landscape of this corner of the state, and the town functions as a quiet rural outpost in one of Georgia's less densely populated counties. With 136 residents, Faceville is not a commercial hub or a bedroom suburb — it is a tight-knit rural community where most daily needs are met in Bainbridge, and where the surrounding agricultural flatlands define daily life more than any downtown district.

People & Demographics

Faceville's ACS 2022 count puts the population at 151, spread across 55 occupied households. The average household size of 2.75 is modestly above typical rural Georgia figures. The community skews toward working-age adults, with a median age of 38.4. Of the 151 residents, 136 identify as white and 15 as Black. Notably, 42 residents — roughly 28% of the population — identify as Hispanic or Latino, a proportion that stands out in a county where that share is considerably smaller. Children under 18 account for 44 residents, roughly 29% of the population, suggesting a community with a meaningful number of young families.

Economy & Employment

The economic picture here is modest. Median household income sits at $37,031 and per capita income at $18,506 — both well below Georgia's statewide medians. Of 151 residents, 42 fall below the federal poverty line, a poverty rate exceeding 27%. That figure is steep by any measure, reflecting the broader economic challenges common to rural southwest Georgia.

Of the 75 residents counted in the labor force, 10 are unemployed, an unemployment rate near 13%. The 65 workers who commute drive predominantly to jobs in Bainbridge and the surrounding county, where agriculture, healthcare, retail, and light manufacturing anchor the local economy.

Housing

Faceville has 69 total housing units, 55 of which are occupied and 14 vacant — a vacancy rate around 20%. Owner-occupied units total 36; renters occupy 19. The owner-to-renter ratio leans toward homeownership, consistent with rural Georgia patterns. Median rent runs $781 per month. No reliable median home value figure is available from the ACS data for this community.

Schools

Faceville students attend Decatur County schools based in Bainbridge. The school pipeline runs from primary grades through high school:

All of these campuses are located in or near Bainbridge, a short drive from Faceville.

Getting Around

A car is not optional here. Of 65 workers, 43 drive alone and 9 carpool. No residents report using public transit or walking to work. Seven workers work from home. The aggregate commute travel time across all workers is 1,325 minutes, putting the average one-way commute at roughly 20 minutes — most of it headed into Bainbridge.

Healthcare

The nearest hospital is Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, which serves as the primary acute care facility for Decatur County residents. For a searchable list of individual healthcare providers registered in Faceville, the CMS NPI Registry covers licensed practitioners by location.

Library

The Decatur County–Gilbert H. Gragg Library is the nearest public library, located approximately 2.9 miles away in Bainbridge. Phone: (229) 248-2665. It serves as the county's primary public library resource for Faceville residents.

Natural Hazards

Decatur County has a long and active federal disaster declaration history. Residents here are no strangers to hurricane damage — the county sits within the reach of storms that push inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Declared disasters since 1998:

That is 15 federal declarations in roughly 26 years. Flood insurance, storm shutters, and awareness of evacuation routes are practical necessities for anyone living in this area, not afterthoughts.

Government & Municipal Code

Faceville's municipal code is published through Municode and accessible at library.municode.com/ga/faceville-cdp-georgia. The community does not have a locally adopted building code on file.

Weather

Current forecasts for Faceville are available through the National Weather Service. Active weather alerts can be checked at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest official weather observation station is Bainbridge 2.3 ESE, approximately 2.9 miles away.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)