Decatur County, Georgia

Decatur County has a population of 29,195 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $158,800, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $53,317.

Home price
$158,800
Income
$53,317
Population
29,195
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$158,800county
Median gross rent$838county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198040.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$850county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,287county
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$53,317county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate22.0%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 home4.4%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government17.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$48,903county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.95%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 time21.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport469318county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 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 station166 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths20.6county
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 higher15.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment4652county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible99.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.2%county

Place

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

Population29,195county
Land area in square miles597county
People per square mile of land48.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store24.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract32.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages6.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents283county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in553county
Households that moved away568county
Average income of arriving households$41,213county
Average income of departing households$45,931county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year135county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings44.4%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature68°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F90 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing26 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days259 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 5county
Average first fall frostNov 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,057 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity89.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband77.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk77.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.8county
Landslide risk19.9county
Hail risk44.3county
Earthquake risk40.4county
Tornado risk80.8county
Tropical cyclone risk90.5county
Extreme heat risk49.2county
Winter weather risk23.3county
Strong wind risk35.2county
Wildfire risk64.0county

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 Decatur 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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