Bacon County, Georgia

Bacon County has a population of 11,109 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $101,400, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $44,694.

Home price
$101,400
Income
$44,694
Population
11,109
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$101,400county
Median gross rent$743county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$44,694county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate24.5%county

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 home6.8%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$45,750county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.13%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

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 time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service62 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42771county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths36.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

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 higher10.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.9%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2094county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible97.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

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

Population11,109county
Land area in square miles284county
People per square mile of land39.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages8.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents278county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in182county
Households that moved away196county
Average income of arriving households$39,995county
Average income of departing households$54,811county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.1 incounty
Annual snowfall5.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F94 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing29 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days255 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 13county
Average first fall frostNov 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,068 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity95.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.6%county
Homes heated by propane3.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.2county
Landslide risk4.9county
Hail risk14.5county
Earthquake risk50.2county
Tornado risk37.5county
Tropical cyclone risk84.4county
Extreme heat risk33.4county
Winter weather risk2.8county
Strong wind risk14.4county
Wildfire risk56.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bacon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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