Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Oglethorpe County has a population of 15,509 and has grown 10.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $231,600, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $75,034.

Home price
$231,600
Income
$75,034
Population
15,509
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$231,600county
Median gross rent$913county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198037.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,331county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,183county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,734county
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$75,034county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%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 home9.4%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government22.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.9%county
Economic output per resident$33,376county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.75%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 time32.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service76 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 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 station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths19.3county
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 higher25.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2293county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible84.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population15,509county
Land area in square miles439county
People per square mile of land35.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person25.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.8%county
Second languages6.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents229county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents19county
Households that moved in452county
Households that moved away386county
Average income of arriving households$61,938county
Average income of departing households$46,692county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year80county
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 temperature63.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F55 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days232 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 24county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use1,114 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity72.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.2%county
Homes heated by propane13.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood5.3%county
Households with broadband83.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk13.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.9county
Landslide risk14.1county
Hail risk39.8county
Earthquake risk44.4county
Tornado risk28.7county
Tropical cyclone risk65.6county
Extreme heat risk32.2county
Winter weather risk3.9county
Strong wind risk21.0county
Wildfire risk29.4county

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 Oglethorpe 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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