Early County, Georgia

Early County has a population of 10,603 and has shrunk 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $131,300, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $54,083.

Home price
$131,300
Income
$54,083
Population
10,603
Unemployment
6.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$131,300county
Median gross rent$791county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,238county
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$54,083county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate23.6%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 home3.0%county
Unemployment rate6.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.0%county
Share of workers employed by government21.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.1%county
Economic output per resident$61,933county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.82%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 time21.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport39339county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 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 station168 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths37.7county
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 higher14.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1482county
Students per full-time teacher11.1county
Free lunch eligible92.4%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 physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population10,603county
Land area in square miles513county
People per square mile of land20.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store0.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents470county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in218county
Households that moved away205county
Average income of arriving households$37,486county
Average income of departing households$45,785county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F81 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days265 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 5county
Average first fall frostNov 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh16.4¢county
Household electricity use1,080 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity86.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband70.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk77.2county
Landslide risk10.9county
Hail risk26.4county
Earthquake risk36.4county
Tornado risk62.2county
Tropical cyclone risk87.4county
Extreme heat risk36.1county
Winter weather risk9.5county
Strong wind risk48.2county
Wildfire risk49.9county

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 Early 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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