Miller County, Georgia

Miller County has a population of 5,850 and has shrunk 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $124,000, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $51,425.

Home price
$124,000
Income
$51,425
Population
5,850
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$124,000county
Median gross rent$810county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%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$51,425county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate23.8%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 home4.7%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government24.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.6%county
Economic output per resident$47,421county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.29%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 time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
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 station171 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.5%county
Traffic deaths51.3county
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 higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment772county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible96.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

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

Population5,850county
Land area in square miles282county
People per square mile of land20.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents350county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in129county
Households that moved away150county
Average income of arriving households$41,574county
Average income of departing households$42,567county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year28county
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 temperature67.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.9 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing25 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days263 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 4county
Average first fall frostNov 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use989 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.4%county
Households with broadband70.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.9county
Landslide risk1.0county
Hail risk17.1county
Earthquake risk27.9county
Tornado risk39.3county
Tropical cyclone risk82.9county
Extreme heat risk20.2county
Winter weather risk6.3county
Strong wind risk12.3county
Wildfire risk36.0county

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 Miller 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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