McIntosh County, Georgia

McIntosh County has a population of 11,312 and has grown 9.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $182,700, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $50,273.

Home price
$182,700
Income
$50,273
Population
11,312
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$182,700county
Median gross rent$800county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198022.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,293county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,105county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,550county
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$50,273county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate23.0%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 home16.9%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.7%county
Economic output per resident$27,624county

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 time37.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42771county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 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 station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths70.7county
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 higher20.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1394county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible98.7%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.1%county

Place

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

Population11,312county
Land area in square miles431county
People per square mile of land26.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age51.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.6%county
Share of households that are one person27.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents219county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in469county
Households that moved away332county
Average income of arriving households$66,955county
Average income of departing households$54,027county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year106county
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 temperature68.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.8 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F73 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing16 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days290 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 20county
Average first fall frostDec 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$164county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,124 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity89.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband87.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk18.1county
Coastal flood risk70.2county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk12.3county
Hail risk18.7county
Earthquake risk49.3county
Tornado risk18.4county
Tropical cyclone risk94.7county
Extreme heat risk49.8county
Winter weather risk8.8county
Strong wind risk35.0county
Wildfire risk87.2county

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 McIntosh 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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