Berrien County, Georgia

Berrien County has a population of 18,352 and has grown 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $131,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $52,876.

Home price
$131,600
Income
$52,876
Population
18,352
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$131,600county
Median gross rent$782county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198036.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
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$52,876county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate20.6%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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$30,144county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.86%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 time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport46744county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 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 station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths98.1county
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 higher15.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3061county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible94.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
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 insurance14.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population18,352county
Land area in square miles453county
People per square mile of land40.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents176county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in555county
Households that moved away409county
Average income of arriving households$41,665county
Average income of departing households$36,785county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year115county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings30.4%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F88 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing29 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days242 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 17county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,074 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity91.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.0%county
Homes heated by propane2.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband82.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk30.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.0county
Landslide risk4.0county
Hail risk16.3county
Earthquake risk43.4county
Tornado risk58.1county
Tropical cyclone risk86.6county
Extreme heat risk41.2county
Winter weather risk13.8county
Strong wind risk26.2county
Wildfire risk53.7county

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 Berrien 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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