Georgia

Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 across 159 counties, a median home price of $335,358, and a median household income of $79,991.

Home price

$335,358

Income

$79,991

Cost of living

92.5

Income tax

4.99%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$335,358

Median gross rent$1,397

Median year homes here were built1991

Share of homes built before 198031.5%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%

Share of homes that are vacant10.3%

Share of occupied homes that are rented34.4%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%

Typical monthly rent$1,764

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,552

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,387

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,908

Home insurance / yr$2,323

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5

Median household income$79,991

Family health premium / yr$23,363

Infant childcare / yr$11,863

Regular gas price / gal$3.768

Poverty rate12.6%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.9%

Unemployment rate3.4%

Share of adults in the labor force63.8%

Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%

Share of workers employed by government14.3%

Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%

Economic output per resident$80,574

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.79%

Top state income tax4.99%

Capital gains tax4.99%

Combined sales tax7.56%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.4 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport33075637

Miles to nearest general aviation field8.1 mi

Airports with airline service located here8

General aviation airfields located here97

Passenger train stations and the railway network5

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station36 mi

Households without a vehicle6.0%

Traffic deaths28.9

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.3%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.8%

Public schools in the county2310

Public school enrollment1721467

Students per full-time teacher14.4

Free lunch eligible67.9%

Elementary schools1300

Middle schools495

High schools406

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above70

Two-year institutions42

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.8 mi

Health

Primary care physicians66

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county149

Hospitals here with an emergency department103

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3

Fine particulate matter8.8 µg

Without health insurance12.4%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.8%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.2%

Frequent mental distress16.7%

No leisure-time physical activity25.4%

Diagnosed diabetes12.6%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population11,180,878

Land area in square miles57,713

People per square mile of land190.0

Supermarkets and grocery stores1,702

Convenience stores1,848

Share living far from a food store28.2%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.9%

Population change since 2020+5.5%

Natural change per 1,000 residents3

Net international migration per 1,000 residents4

Median age38.0 yrs

Share of residents under 1823.2%

Share of residents 65 and over15.0%

Share of households that are one person27.8%

Share of residents born outside the United States11.2%

Second languages15.5%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.7%

Congregations per 100,000 residents120

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2

Households that moved in391,256

Households that moved away376,915

Average income of arriving households$65,630

Average income of departing households$66,345

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14

Housing units authorised in the latest year61,196

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%

Violent crime rate326

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.5°F

Annual precipitation45.8 in

Annual snowfall1.0 in

Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F52 days

Days at or below freezing49 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a

Frost-free days235 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161

Electric utilities serving this county3

Electricity price per kWh15.0¢

Household electricity use1,074 kWh

Residential natural gas price$26.20

Homes heated by electricity57.0%

Homes heated by utility gas37.4%

Homes heated by propane4.2%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%

Homes heated by wood0.5%

Households with broadband93.4%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk74.9

Coastal flood risk4.7

Drought risk32.5

Landslide risk54.7

Hail risk73.6

Earthquake risk79.0

Tornado risk81.1

Tropical cyclone risk70.7

Extreme heat risk72.6

Winter weather risk40.9

Strong wind risk68.7

Wildfire risk53.4

Sports

Major pro teams based here3

NFL teams based here1

NBA teams based here1

MLB teams based here1

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here1

Top-division college football teams5

Second-tier college football teams2

Affiliated minor league baseball teams3

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here2

All 159 counties in Georgia

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Fulton$458,800 Gwinnett$380,900 Cobb$407,200 DeKalb$357,800 Chatham$302,700 Clayton$222,300 Cherokee$435,100 Forsyth$550,400 Henry$313,900 Hall$350,400 Richmond$178,500 Muscogee$193,900 Paulding$326,300 Houston$219,800 Columbia$305,300 Bibb$174,500 Coweta$357,500 Douglas$296,900 Clarke$298,900 Carroll$255,100 Fayette$436,400 Lowndes$215,600 Newton$265,000 Bartow$289,000 Whitfield$218,000 Walton$339,500 Floyd$217,900 Rockdale$292,900 Barrow$294,700 Glynn$301,300 Jackson$345,000 Dougherty$134,400 Bulloch$222,500 Troup$217,200 Effingham$276,000 Spalding$228,700 Walker$197,100 Catoosa$240,900 Liberty$201,500 Gordon$222,900 Camden$261,400 Laurens$154,500 Bryan$343,200 Habersham$238,300 Colquitt$121,400 Thomas$196,700 Polk$187,600 Baldwin$181,900 Oconee$461,600 Coffee$128,900 Tift$165,200 Murray$180,700 Harris$302,800 Ware$109,500 Pickens$332,700 Lumpkin$307,900 Lee$231,800 Gilmer$314,000 Madison$219,700 Haralson$227,500 Wayne$162,800 Dawson$406,700 Monroe$271,200 Decatur$158,800 Sumter$120,200 White$278,900 Jones$194,500 Peach$207,800 Upson$168,700 Toombs$137,000 Stephens$175,300 Hart$215,100 Butts$240,600 Union$307,400 Grady$152,400 Fannin$306,600 Chattooga$115,600 Burke$151,600 Franklin$179,000 Tattnall$140,000 Emanuel$94,700 Putnam$249,300 McDuffie$170,200 Morgan$342,300 Mitchell$106,000 Meriwether$168,800 Worth$104,900 Pierce$153,300 Greene$394,800 Pike$305,600 Elbert$142,000 Washington$112,500 Dodge$118,100 Crisp$140,200 Lamar$216,500 Banks$278,100 Appling$76,700 Long$218,300 Berrien$131,600 Brantley$99,600 Cook$157,500 Rabun$295,200 Ben Hill$112,700 Brooks$139,200 Dade$198,500 Jasper$243,400 Oglethorpe$231,600 Jefferson$105,400 Jeff Davis$118,300 Screven$124,300 Towns$316,100 Charlton$142,800 Bleckley$149,600 Crawford$164,100 Macon$97,300 Telfair$113,300 Heard$186,800 McIntosh$182,700 Bacon$101,400 Candler$159,200 Dooly$107,400 Evans$138,200 Early$131,300 Lanier$162,300 Pulaski$157,600 Wilkes$122,700 Irwin$105,600 Johnson$94,900 Seminole$121,900 Turner$97,300 Chattahoochee$102,700 Terrell$118,400 Wilcox$87,600 Wilkinson$86,300 Jenkins$92,900 Hancock$88,600 Montgomery$115,500 Atkinson$79,000 Lincoln$165,900 Twiggs$111,300 Taylor$87,700 Marion$154,100 Wheeler$88,200 Clinch$84,400 Treutlen$100,100 Randolph$90,200 Miller$124,000 Talbot$117,100 Calhoun$81,000 Warren$67,100 Stewart$65,100 Schley$143,900 Echols$124,100 Glascock$123,800 Clay$94,400 Baker$119,500 Webster$82,600 Quitman$104,600 Taliaferro$68,900

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.