Lanier County, Georgia

Lanier County has a population of 10,221 and has grown 7.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $162,300, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $47,186.

Home price
$162,300
Income
$47,186
Population
10,221
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$162,300county
Median gross rent$913county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198022.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile36.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,192county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$921county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,583county
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$47,186county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate26.1%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 home7.5%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.8%county
Economic output per resident$18,997county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.00%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 time24.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport46744county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station82 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.2%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1652county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible99.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population10,221county
Land area in square miles197county
People per square mile of land52.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store1.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age36.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.2%county
Share of households that are one person20.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages8.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents162county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents16county
Households that moved in393county
Households that moved away330county
Average income of arriving households$45,425county
Average income of departing households$39,500county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year39county
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 temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.74 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F92 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days308 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 4county
Average first fall frostDec 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,074 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity95.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.5%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.5county
Landslide risk2.2county
Hail risk4.1county
Earthquake risk28.8county
Tornado risk31.1county
Tropical cyclone risk74.4county
Extreme heat risk27.8county
Winter weather risk5.0county
Strong wind risk10.6county
Wildfire risk42.1county

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 Lanier 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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