Chattooga County, Georgia

Chattooga County has a population of 25,036 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $115,600, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $50,285.

Home price
$115,600
Income
$50,285
Population
25,036
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$115,600county
Median gross rent$790county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198056.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$794county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$50,285county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate21.2%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 home3.9%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.2%county
Economic output per resident$29,384county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.88%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 time28.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station65 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths87.9county
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 higher12.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher75.4%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3917county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible76.8%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians8county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.3%county

Place

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

Population25,036county
Land area in square miles313county
People per square mile of land79.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store10.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract27.6%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person32.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages6.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents308county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in513county
Households that moved away434county
Average income of arriving households$42,729county
Average income of departing households$41,694county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature60.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F40 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing72 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days201 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,167 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.3%county
Homes heated by propane11.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk59.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.7county
Landslide risk70.9county
Hail risk36.4county
Earthquake risk67.6county
Tornado risk84.5county
Tropical cyclone risk51.8county
Extreme heat risk28.1county
Winter weather risk29.9county
Strong wind risk39.8county
Wildfire risk54.3county

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 Chattooga 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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