Ben Hill County, Georgia

Ben Hill County has a population of 17,089 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $112,700, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $41,758.

Home price
$112,700
Income
$41,758
Population
17,089
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$112,700county
Median gross rent$688county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$793county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
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$41,758county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate25.2%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 home5.7%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$48,030county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.07%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 time16.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.3 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 station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths11.7county
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 higher13.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.9%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2831county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year28.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year27.1%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.3%county

Place

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

Population17,089county
Land area in square miles250county
People per square mile of land68.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract68.4%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents227county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in331county
Households that moved away365county
Average income of arriving households$35,335county
Average income of departing households$41,797county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year17county
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 temperature66.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F86 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days301 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 10county
Average first fall frostDec 7county

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 electricity83.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband81.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk23.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk61.5county
Landslide risk2.8county
Hail risk24.4county
Earthquake risk58.8county
Tornado risk64.7county
Tropical cyclone risk77.2county
Extreme heat risk41.8county
Winter weather risk10.0county
Strong wind risk37.8county
Wildfire risk42.4county

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 Ben Hill 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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