Concord, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Concord · Pike County, Georgia
Population 488 (est. 2026: ~300)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -10.25% annual growth projection

Concord, Georgia

Pike County, Georgia · Population 378

Concord sits in the rolling Piedmont of west-central Georgia, about 45 miles south of Atlanta along the US-19 corridor. It is small even by Pike County standards — the county seat, Zebulon, holds the commercial and civic core, and Concord functions as a quiet residential pocket within that orbit. With fewer than 400 residents and a single main crossroads, it is the kind of place where people know their neighbors and drive somewhere else to buy groceries. The surrounding landscape is pasture and second-growth forest, the pace is deliberately unhurried, and the cost of living undercuts the Atlanta metro by a wide margin.

People & Demographics

The ACS 2022 estimate puts Concord's population at 442, with a median age of 42.3 — older than Georgia's statewide median, reflecting the pattern common to small rural communities that have not attracted significant in-migration of young families. The racial breakdown is 330 white residents and 105 Black residents. The Hispanic or Latino population is counted at 1. There are 172 households in town, of which 138 are family households, and the average household size is 2.57. Children under 18 account for 90 of the town's residents — roughly one in five people.

Pike County as a whole counts 18,889 residents, meaning Concord holds just over 2 percent of the county population. Both the town and the county lean older and more rural than the state average.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Concord is $61,250, which compares reasonably well to Georgia's statewide median and suggests that working households here are not struggling at the median. Per capita income is $35,158. The poverty count stands at 41 residents, a rate that warrants attention in a town this small.

The labor force totals 210 workers. Reported unemployment is zero, though in a place this size the margin of error on ACS estimates is wide and that figure should be read cautiously rather than as a precise employment rate. Most working residents commute out of town — Concord itself has almost no commercial employment base. Atlanta's southern suburbs are within reach for professional and service-sector jobs, and the Thomaston and Griffin corridors offer manufacturing and logistics work closer in.

Housing

Concord has 198 total housing units. Of those, 172 are occupied and 26 sit vacant — a vacancy rate of about 13 percent, elevated compared to tight suburban markets but not unusual for a small rural community. Owner-occupied units number 109, renters occupy 63. The ownership rate of roughly 63 percent reflects a community where most long-term residents have put down roots.

The median home value is $121,500. That figure puts homeownership within reach for households earning near the local median — a stark contrast to the Atlanta metro, where median values now exceed $350,000. Median gross rent is $986 per month, which is competitive for the region and likely reflects single-family rentals rather than any apartment stock.

Schools

Concord children attend Pike County Schools. The system runs four main campuses:

There is also a Zebulon High School serving grades 9–12 with 56 students, likely an alternative or specialized program within the county system. All campuses are in Zebulon, the county seat a few miles from Concord.

Getting Around

Concord is car-dependent, full stop. Of 210 workers, 177 drive alone to work and 13 carpool. Zero use public transit — none exists in this part of Pike County. Three residents walk to work, and 9 work from home. Aggregate travel time for all workers totals 5,475 minutes, which works out to an average one-way commute of roughly 26 minutes — moderate by Georgia standards, consistent with driving to Griffin, Thomaston, or the southern edge of the Atlanta suburbs.

Healthcare

No hospital or clinic data surfaced for Concord itself. The nearest significant healthcare facilities are in Griffin (Spalding Regional Medical Center, roughly 20 miles north) and Thomaston (Upson Regional Medical Center, roughly 15 miles southwest). For licensed healthcare providers currently practicing with a Concord, GA address, the CMS NPI Registry returns current results.

Library

The J. Joel Edwards Public Library serves Concord and the surrounding Pike County community and is located 0.4 miles from the town center. Phone: (770) 567-2014. It is the county's public library anchor and the closest branch to Concord residents.

Parks & Recreation

Two National Park Service sites are accessible as day trips from Concord:

The Piedmont setting also puts Concord within reach of F.D. Roosevelt State Park near Pine Mountain, one of Georgia's largest state parks, about 30 miles southwest.

Natural Hazards

Pike County has a substantial FEMA disaster declaration history. Declared events since 1998 include:

The pattern is consistent with Georgia's Piedmont exposure: tropical systems that retain wind and rain energy well inland, ice storms that shut down roads, and severe convective events in spring and summer. Hurricane Helene's 2024 declarations underscore that named storms remain a real risk far from the coast.

Government & Municipal Code

Concord is an incorporated city with its own municipal code, published through Municode: library.municode.com/ga/concord-city-georgia

No local building code is on file for Concord. Construction and development in the city falls under state minimum standards.

Weather

Current forecasts for Concord are available through the National Weather Service: NWS Forecast — Concord, GA (33.0876, -84.3391)

Active alerts: weather.gov alerts

The nearest weather observation station is Zebulon 0.1 WNW, located 1.0 mile from Concord.

References

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