Mitchell County, Georgia

Mitchell County has a population of 21,058 and has shrunk 6.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $106,000, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $57,613.

Home price
$106,000
Income
$57,613
Population
21,058
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$106,000county
Median gross rent$797county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,275county
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$57,613county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate23.4%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 home2.8%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$49,574county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.32%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 time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.8 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 station138 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.1%county
Traffic deaths66.5county
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 higher14.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.9%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3390county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible89.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.7%county

Place

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

Population21,058county
Land area in square miles512county
People per square mile of land41.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store17.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.0%county
Population change since 2020-6.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages6.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents239county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in400county
Households that moved away482county
Average income of arriving households$35,965county
Average income of departing households$36,959county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F80 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing26 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days253 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$167county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,125 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity84.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.6%county
Homes heated by propane6.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband81.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk52.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.2county
Landslide risk11.2county
Hail risk60.1county
Earthquake risk47.4county
Tornado risk81.6county
Tropical cyclone risk89.8county
Extreme heat risk48.4county
Winter weather risk20.2county
Strong wind risk47.6county
Wildfire risk56.1county

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 Mitchell 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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