Colquitt County, Georgia

Colquitt County has a population of 46,224 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,400, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $49,341.

Home price
$121,400
Income
$49,341
Population
46,224
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$121,400county
Median gross rent$818county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198042.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
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$49,341county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate22.9%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 home5.9%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$45,886county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.84%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 time21.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station115 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths69.2county
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 higher15.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.7%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment8767county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible94.7%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance20.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

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

Population46,224county
Land area in square miles547county
People per square mile of land84.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store11.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.8%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents8county
Median age37.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.1%county
Second languages19.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents220county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in713county
Households that moved away737county
Average income of arriving households$41,971county
Average income of departing households$36,372county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year111county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F79 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days267 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 3county
Average first fall frostNov 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use1,141 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity88.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.7%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband84.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk59.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk75.2county
Landslide risk6.8county
Hail risk62.5county
Earthquake risk56.5county
Tornado risk85.4county
Tropical cyclone risk90.9county
Extreme heat risk61.7county
Winter weather risk33.8county
Strong wind risk62.9county
Wildfire risk69.0county

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 Colquitt 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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