Rockdale County, Georgia

Rockdale County has a population of 95,281 and has grown 5.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $292,900, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $77,247.

Home price
$292,900
Income
$77,247
Population
95,281
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$292,900county
Median gross rent$1,525county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198028.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,735county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,820county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,182county
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$77,247county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate10.8%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 home13.6%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government16.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.6%county
Economic output per resident$62,021county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%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 time33.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 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 station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths40.9county
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 higher32.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment15355county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible87.6%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population95,281county
Land area in square miles130county
People per square mile of land734.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores18county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store41.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract40.3%county
Population change since 2020+5.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age39.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.7%county
Second languages11.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents108county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in4,302county
Households that moved away4,055county
Average income of arriving households$43,076county
Average income of departing households$46,717county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year339county
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 temperature63.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F54 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing53 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,241 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.0%county
Homes heated by propane2.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband93.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk63.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk24.8county
Hail risk74.3county
Earthquake risk73.6county
Tornado risk77.1county
Tropical cyclone risk53.9county
Extreme heat risk56.6county
Winter weather risk15.0county
Strong wind risk70.2county
Wildfire risk35.9county

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 Rockdale 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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