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A town of 3,362, settled in 1890.
Alamo earns a D−, ranked 232nd of 258 in Georgia, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $18K, and 46% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What it does well: a typical home costs about $141K, 3.5 years of the county’s $41K median household income. 46% of residents live below the poverty line in Alamo, above both Georgia’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Alamo's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. Only 33 of Georgia’s 374 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Where Alamo beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
2,797 counted in 2010 and 771 in 2020; an estimated 3,362 in 2025.
The decline has turned around: up 6.7% since 2020, after a 72.4% drop in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Alamo is from typical.
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Census counts: 249 in 1910, a peak of 2,797 in 2010, 771 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1970 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alamo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Alamo.
Alamo draws workers from McRae-Helena and beyond, but it is a long drive from an emergency room and has poverty well above the Georgia rate.
The nearest emergency room, Memorial Health Meadows Hospital, is 22.1 miles away in a straight line. Against the 44 U.S. towns with household incomes like Alamo’s, it is healthier than 61%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
33% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Alamo. Alamo beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 21% of adults have diabetes in Alamo.
| Alamo | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 29% | 25% |
| What stands out | Alamo | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.9% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 35.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Wheeler County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler County Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 433 | B+ |
| Wheeler County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 254 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
709 jobs are based in Alamo, 4.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Alamo for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Alamo has lost 65 jobs, to 709 in 2023. The top destinations are McRae-Helena (10%), Vidalia (8%) and Dublin (3%).
| Alamo | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.7% | 9.2% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $579, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Alamo is $576 a month. Typical home values rose 9% in the year to September 2026. 50% of Alamo households own their home.
| Alamo | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $576 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 50% | 58% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Alamo has mild winters and hot summers. Alamo’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Alamo
About 4 of every 100 Alamo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Alamo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Georgia, United States
Alamo is a town in Wheeler County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 771. The town is the county seat of Wheeler County.
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Alamo grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #232 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.