Catoosa County, Georgia

Catoosa County has a population of 68,634 and has grown 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $240,900, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $74,639.

Home price
$240,900
Income
$74,639
Population
68,634
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$240,900county
Median gross rent$993county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198034.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,486county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,390county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,263county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,734county
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$74,639county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate9.9%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$33,055county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time24.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 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 station89 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths27.7county
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 higher24.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.7%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment10134county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible58.3%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians57county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population68,634county
Land area in square miles162county
People per square mile of land423.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store24.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person24.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents111county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in2,215county
Households that moved away2,027county
Average income of arriving households$53,810county
Average income of departing households$54,043county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year546county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.9%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F40 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing70 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,178 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity80.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband88.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.0county
Landslide risk73.2county
Hail risk42.0county
Earthquake risk78.7county
Tornado risk84.5county
Tropical cyclone risk47.0county
Extreme heat risk41.9county
Winter weather risk67.1county
Strong wind risk65.3county
Wildfire risk37.5county

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 Catoosa 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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