Charlton County, Georgia

Charlton County has a population of 12,818 and has grown 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $142,800, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $61,276.

Home price
$142,800
Income
$61,276
Population
12,818
Unemployment
14.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$142,800county
Median gross rent$540county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198033.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile39.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,036county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$790county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,242county
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$61,276county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate18.1%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 home2.2%county
Unemployment rate14.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry15.9%county
Economic output per resident$22,519county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.76%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 time28.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3749791county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.7 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 station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.0%county
Traffic deaths23.4county
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 higher12.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1613county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible88.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population12,818county
Land area in square miles780county
People per square mile of land16.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store3.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age37.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents208county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in284county
Households that moved away260county
Average income of arriving households$42,306county
Average income of departing households$45,204county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year41county
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 temperature68.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F103 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing18 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days283 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 21county
Average first fall frostDec 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,070 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity88.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.7%county
Homes heated by propane2.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk16.2county
Coastal flood risk18.4county
Drought risk19.5county
Landslide risk7.4county
Hail risk7.3county
Earthquake risk35.8county
Tornado risk27.2county
Tropical cyclone risk88.0county
Extreme heat risk46.1county
Winter weather risk4.2county
Strong wind risk17.8county
Wildfire risk72.2county

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 Charlton 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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