Monroe County, Georgia

Monroe County has a population of 29,664 and has grown 14.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $271,200, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $83,183.

Home price
$271,200
Income
$83,183
Population
29,664
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$271,200county
Median gross rent$943county
Median year homes here were built1995county
Share of homes built before 198024.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,174county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,048county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,408county
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$83,183county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%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 home5.8%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$61,678county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.70%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 time25.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station60 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths74.2county
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 higher27.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment4824county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible51.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population29,664county
Land area in square miles396county
People per square mile of land74.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store0.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+14.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person25.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents197county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in1,059county
Households that moved away758county
Average income of arriving households$74,876county
Average income of departing households$62,788county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes22county
Housing units authorised in the latest year258county
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 temperature64.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F62 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing45 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days216 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$164county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,262 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas16.8%county
Homes heated by propane15.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband90.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.3county
Landslide risk38.2county
Hail risk47.5county
Earthquake risk49.3county
Tornado risk42.1county
Tropical cyclone risk64.2county
Extreme heat risk56.8county
Winter weather risk4.6county
Strong wind risk42.6county
Wildfire risk53.4county

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 Monroe 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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