Gordon County, Georgia

Gordon County has a population of 59,100 and has grown 7.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $222,900, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $63,650.

Home price
$222,900
Income
$63,650
Population
59,100
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$222,900county
Median gross rent$937county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198040.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,689county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,011county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$833county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,406county
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$63,650county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%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 home6.8%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%county
Economic output per resident$57,217county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.69%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 time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.5 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 station57 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths42.3county
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 higher18.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.7%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment10452county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible89.9%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population59,100county
Land area in square miles356county
People per square mile of land166.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store16.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract24.5%county
Population change since 2020+7.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.9%county
Second languages15.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents160county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in1,542county
Households that moved away1,291county
Average income of arriving households$56,024county
Average income of departing households$51,219county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year289county
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 temperature61.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing70 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.2¢county
Household electricity use1,114 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas19.5%county
Homes heated by propane10.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk62.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.7county
Landslide risk75.0county
Hail risk58.8county
Earthquake risk79.4county
Tornado risk77.0county
Tropical cyclone risk59.3county
Extreme heat risk37.0county
Winter weather risk51.1county
Strong wind risk75.4county
Wildfire risk54.7county

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 Gordon 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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