Bleckley County, Georgia

Bleckley County has a population of 12,430 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $149,600, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $62,008.

Home price
$149,600
Income
$62,008
Population
12,430
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$149,600county
Median gross rent$799county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198043.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile26.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%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$1,266county
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$62,008county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate19.3%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 home7.5%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.3%county
Share of workers employed by government33.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.5%county
Economic output per resident$29,532county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.95%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 time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 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 station101 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.2%county
Traffic deaths72.4county
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 higher19.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2581county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible87.5%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population12,430county
Land area in square miles216county
People per square mile of land57.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person24.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents215county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in251county
Households that moved away268county
Average income of arriving households$45,283county
Average income of departing households$37,601county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year86county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.2 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F75 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing41 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.6¢county
Household electricity use1,065 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.7%county
Homes heated by propane9.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband73.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk16.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.0county
Landslide risk3.9county
Hail risk19.1county
Earthquake risk50.0county
Tornado risk28.4county
Tropical cyclone risk73.8county
Extreme heat risk80.1county
Winter weather risk3.1county
Strong wind risk19.8county
Wildfire risk49.0county

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 Bleckley 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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