Butts County, Georgia

Butts County has a population of 26,496 and has grown 7.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $240,600, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $69,241.

Home price
$240,600
Income
$69,241
Population
26,496
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$240,600county
Median gross rent$941county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198027.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,840county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,075county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$977county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,427county
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$69,241county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate10.4%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 home11.0%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government16.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.6%county
Economic output per resident$39,925county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.82%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 time29.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths37.7county
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 higher14.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3497county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible95.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
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 insurance12.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population26,496county
Land area in square miles184county
People per square mile of land144.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store16.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.4%county
Population change since 2020+7.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age37.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person18.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents165county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in962county
Households that moved away798county
Average income of arriving households$54,436county
Average income of departing households$52,922county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year85county
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 temperature63.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing49 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days245 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 25county
Average first fall frostNov 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,280 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.1%county
Homes heated by propane14.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband88.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.9county
Landslide risk16.5county
Hail risk44.3county
Earthquake risk48.7county
Tornado risk44.9county
Tropical cyclone risk48.4county
Extreme heat risk44.6county
Winter weather risk5.0county
Strong wind risk78.0county
Wildfire risk38.6county

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 Butts 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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