Long County, Georgia

Long County has a population of 18,374 and has grown 33.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $218,300, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $68,808.

Home price
$218,300
Income
$68,808
Population
18,374
Unemployment
6.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$218,300county
Median gross rent$976county
Median year homes here were built1998county
Share of homes built before 198019.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile37.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,899county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,133county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,034county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,409county
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$68,808county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%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 home5.9%county
Unemployment rate6.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government22.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$16,790county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%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 service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42771county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 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 station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths70.8county
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 higher13.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment4724county
Students per full-time teacher18.3county
Free lunch eligible77.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution40 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians6county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

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

Population18,374county
Land area in square miles400county
People per square mile of land45.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+33.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age34.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over9.8%county
Share of households that are one person22.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.0%county
Second languages10.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents155county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents41county
Households that moved in1,178county
Households that moved away912county
Average income of arriving households$46,935county
Average income of departing households$41,997county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes40county
Housing units authorised in the latest year275county
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 temperature67.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F88 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing33 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$158county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,127 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity92.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.0%county
Homes heated by propane3.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband90.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.9county
Coastal flood risk20.0county
Drought risk17.4county
Landslide risk2.8county
Hail risk12.5county
Earthquake risk35.7county
Tornado risk25.9county
Tropical cyclone risk78.9county
Extreme heat risk43.3county
Winter weather risk5.5county
Strong wind risk10.7county
Wildfire risk61.0county

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 Long 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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