Pierce County, Georgia

Pierce County has a population of 20,202 and has grown 5.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $153,300, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $60,517.

Home price
$153,300
Income
$60,517
Population
20,202
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$153,300county
Median gross rent$799county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198032.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile30.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,042county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$794county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,249county
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$60,517county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate13.8%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 home2.8%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government16.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.8%county
Economic output per resident$32,631county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.83%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 time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42771county
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 station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths19.8county
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 higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3647county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible86.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
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 insurance12.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population20,202county
Land area in square miles340county
People per square mile of land59.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store1.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents193county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in489county
Households that moved away423county
Average income of arriving households$47,937county
Average income of departing households$43,220county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year68county
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 temperature67.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F95 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing27 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days247 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 14county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,068 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity94.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.4%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband82.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk18.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk50.2county
Landslide risk3.2county
Hail risk10.8county
Earthquake risk42.4county
Tornado risk36.6county
Tropical cyclone risk84.5county
Extreme heat risk38.0county
Winter weather risk3.7county
Strong wind risk13.7county
Wildfire risk69.0county

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 Pierce 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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