Harris County, Georgia

Harris County has a population of 36,086 and has grown 7.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $302,800, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $97,302.

Home price
$302,800
Income
$97,302
Population
36,086
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$302,800county
Median gross rent$1,048county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198023.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented11.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,088county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$939county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,445county
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$97,302county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate9.0%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 home11.2%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.3%county
Economic output per resident$23,984county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.85%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 time26.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport63422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.9 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 station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.4%county
Traffic deaths41.6county
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 higher38.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.0%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment5663county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible39.2%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population36,086county
Land area in square miles464county
People per square mile of land77.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores9county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.2%county
Share of households that are one person20.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents173county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in1,144county
Households that moved away1,087county
Average income of arriving households$78,338county
Average income of departing households$81,687county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year177county
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 temperature64°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F53 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days238 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 22county
Average first fall frostNov 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,237 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.4%county
Homes heated by propane7.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband88.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.5county
Landslide risk43.6county
Hail risk39.0county
Earthquake risk41.5county
Tornado risk36.7county
Tropical cyclone risk64.7county
Extreme heat risk46.9county
Winter weather risk4.6county
Strong wind risk19.6county
Wildfire risk49.0county

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 Harris 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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