Haralson County, Georgia

Haralson County has a population of 31,285 and has grown 10.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $227,500, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $72,127.

Home price
$227,500
Income
$72,127
Population
31,285
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$227,500county
Median gross rent$923county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198037.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,485county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,107county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$844county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,345county
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$72,127county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate15.4%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government16.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$44,830county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.80%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 time33.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.1 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 station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths25.6county
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 higher17.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.6%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment5843county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible68.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians43county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population31,285county
Land area in square miles282county
People per square mile of land111.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.5%county
Share of households that are one person23.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents201county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents22county
Households that moved in1,076county
Households that moved away816county
Average income of arriving households$56,045county
Average income of departing households$48,157county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year159county
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 temperature61.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing63 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use1,094 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.1%county
Homes heated by propane20.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband85.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.2county
Landslide risk49.8county
Hail risk45.1county
Earthquake risk60.8county
Tornado risk58.2county
Tropical cyclone risk54.5county
Extreme heat risk35.2county
Winter weather risk8.3county
Strong wind risk28.7county
Wildfire risk69.4county

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 Haralson 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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