Schley County, Georgia

Schley County has a population of 4,513 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $143,900, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $56,875.

Home price
$143,900
Income
$56,875
Population
4,513
Unemployment
7.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$143,900county
Median gross rent$816county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198036.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.0%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$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,342county
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$56,875county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%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 home11.5%county
Unemployment rate7.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.4%county
Share of workers employed by government11.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$34,395county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.90%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 time29.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport63422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station108 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher22.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.4%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment1253county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible48.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

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

Population4,513county
Land area in square miles167county
People per square mile of land27.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages1.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls90.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents286county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in107county
Households that moved away108county
Average income of arriving households$50,374county
Average income of departing households$37,796county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
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 temperature65.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F71 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing35 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,261 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.9%county
Homes heated by propane27.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk1.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.2county
Landslide risk8.7county
Hail risk9.1county
Earthquake risk20.3county
Tornado risk14.1county
Tropical cyclone risk51.6county
Extreme heat risk19.5county
Winter weather risk2.0county
Strong wind risk6.5county
Wildfire risk21.8county

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 Schley 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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