Douglas County, Georgia

Douglas County has a population of 147,888 and has grown 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $296,900, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $82,984.

Home price
$296,900
Income
$82,984
Population
147,888
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$296,900county
Median gross rent$1,570county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198025.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,765county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,820county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,182county
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$82,984county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate10.9%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 home15.2%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government16.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.4%county
Economic output per resident$55,308county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.75%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 time33.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
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 station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths19.6county
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 higher30.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county37county
Public school enrollment26121county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible70.5%county
Elementary schools23county
Middle schools8county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population147,888county
Land area in square miles200county
People per square mile of land739.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores22county
Convenience stores14county
Share living far from a food store32.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract29.6%county
Population change since 2020+6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age36.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.2%county
Share of households that are one person23.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.6%county
Second languages14.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents89county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in6,716county
Households that moved away6,322county
Average income of arriving households$45,429county
Average income of departing households$49,337county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year801county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.2%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days241 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 25county
Average first fall frostNov 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,088 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.0%county
Homes heated by propane3.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband94.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk70.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk56.3county
Hail risk75.7county
Earthquake risk76.0county
Tornado risk85.0county
Tropical cyclone risk53.4county
Extreme heat risk58.7county
Winter weather risk16.3county
Strong wind risk67.7county
Wildfire risk43.1county

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 Douglas 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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