Jenkins County, Georgia

Jenkins County has a population of 8,711 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $92,900, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $44,389.

Home price
$92,900
Income
$44,389
Population
8,711
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$92,900county
Median gross rent$535county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198052.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$44,389county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate22.9%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.6%county
Share of workers employed by government24.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.7%county
Economic output per resident$24,592county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.86%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 time29.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport299141county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 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 station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths321.4county
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 higher10.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1170county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible99.8%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year28.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.4%county

Place

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

Population8,711county
Land area in square miles347county
People per square mile of land25.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person29.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents288county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in172county
Households that moved away178county
Average income of arriving households$37,878county
Average income of departing households$34,983county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year35county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings28.6%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature65.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.69 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F73 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,117 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity78.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.9%county
Homes heated by propane5.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband77.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.1county
Landslide risk9.0county
Hail risk17.2county
Earthquake risk56.0county
Tornado risk30.7county
Tropical cyclone risk75.3county
Extreme heat risk44.5county
Winter weather risk5.9county
Strong wind risk19.1county
Wildfire risk32.1county

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 Jenkins 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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