Emanuel County, Georgia

Emanuel County has a population of 23,026 and has grown 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $94,700, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $52,772.

Home price
$94,700
Income
$52,772
Population
23,026
Unemployment
8.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$94,700county
Median gross rent$783county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented39.2%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$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,239county
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$52,772county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate25.7%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 home6.4%county
Unemployment rate8.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government15.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$43,245county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.93%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 time28.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport299141county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 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 station72 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.2%county
Traffic deaths13.0county
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 higher13.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.7%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment3939county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible92.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

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

Population23,026county
Land area in square miles681county
People per square mile of land33.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.4%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents220county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in410county
Households that moved away431county
Average income of arriving households$40,712county
Average income of departing households$35,415county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year49county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.69 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F74 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$158county
Electric utilities serving this county7county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,101 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.8%county
Homes heated by propane7.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband85.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk34.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk76.7county
Landslide risk14.8county
Hail risk38.4county
Earthquake risk72.5county
Tornado risk58.8county
Tropical cyclone risk84.0county
Extreme heat risk65.9county
Winter weather risk9.8county
Strong wind risk29.4county
Wildfire risk52.5county

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 Emanuel 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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