Dooly County, Georgia

Dooly County has a population of 10,984 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $107,400, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $60,987.

Home price
$107,400
Income
$60,987
Population
10,984
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$107,400county
Median gross rent$758county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.3%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$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,283county
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$60,987county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate15.7%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 home4.0%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government18.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$37,638county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.27%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 time23.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 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 station118 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths27.3county
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 higher14.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.1%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1067county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible94.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians9county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population10,984county
Land area in square miles393county
People per square mile of land28.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age46.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.3%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.3%county
Second languages11.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents384county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in246county
Households that moved away220county
Average income of arriving households$39,740county
Average income of departing households$36,336county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year22county
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 temperature66.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.3 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F80 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days236 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,261 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.7%county
Homes heated by propane8.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband76.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.6county
Landslide risk5.7county
Hail risk33.7county
Earthquake risk38.9county
Tornado risk28.9county
Tropical cyclone risk75.1county
Extreme heat risk42.0county
Winter weather risk2.2county
Strong wind risk21.3county
Wildfire risk42.7county

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 Dooly 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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