Dodge County, Georgia

Dodge County has a population of 19,805 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $118,100, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $51,587.

Home price
$118,100
Income
$51,587
Population
19,805
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$118,100county
Median gross rent$723county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198043.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile26.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%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$51,587county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate21.5%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 home5.8%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government23.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$29,539county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%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 time26.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.6 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 station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths55.5county
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 higher17.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2693county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible98.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population19,805county
Land area in square miles496county
People per square mile of land39.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store20.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract38.4%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person27.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents412county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in357county
Households that moved away364county
Average income of arriving households$43,202county
Average income of departing households$33,201county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature66.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F81 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing32 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days253 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 11county
Average first fall frostNov 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.6¢county
Household electricity use1,065 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.2%county
Homes heated by propane5.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%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 risk31.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk77.7county
Landslide risk9.6county
Hail risk28.9county
Earthquake risk51.2county
Tornado risk30.3county
Tropical cyclone risk79.7county
Extreme heat risk70.1county
Winter weather risk5.4county
Strong wind risk29.8county
Wildfire risk60.8county

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 Dodge 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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