Chattahoochee County, Georgia

Chattahoochee County has a population of 8,887 and has shrunk 11.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $102,700, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $61,042.

Home price
$102,700
Income
$61,042
Population
8,887
Unemployment
9.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$102,700county
Median gross rent$1,348county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198049.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented60.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,088county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$939county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,445county
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$61,042county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%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 home8.7%county
Unemployment rate9.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force82.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.4%county
Economic output per resident$246,334county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.83%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 time10.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service12 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport63422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 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 station105 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths33.8county
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 higher29.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.5%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment948county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible71.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians166county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes7.5%county

Place

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

Population8,887county
Land area in square miles249county
People per square mile of land35.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store68.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract47.8%county
Population change since 2020-11.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents15county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age24.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over4.5%county
Share of households that are one person21.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages16.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls19.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents94county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in816county
Households that moved away833county
Average income of arriving households$52,029county
Average income of departing households$51,515county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.6 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F63 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days233 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 20county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,261 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity80.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.8%county
Homes heated by propane8.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband89.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.4county
Landslide risk39.1county
Hail risk9.7county
Earthquake risk25.8county
Tornado risk20.4county
Tropical cyclone risk52.4county
Extreme heat risk26.1county
Winter weather risk1.7county
Strong wind risk5.3county
Wildfire risk35.0county

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 Chattahoochee 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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