Seminole County, Georgia

Seminole County has a population of 9,156 and has grown 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,900, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $49,495.

Home price
$121,900
Income
$49,495
Population
9,156
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$121,900county
Median gross rent$879county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198049.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile30.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.5%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$1,347county
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$49,495county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate20.1%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 home1.7%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.9%county
Economic output per resident$44,894county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.22%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 time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport39339county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station182 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.5%county
Traffic deaths21.8county
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 higher13.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.2%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment1332county
Students per full-time teacher13.3county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians87county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.5%county

Place

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

Population9,156county
Land area in square miles238county
People per square mile of land38.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.7%county
Share of households that are one person29.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents306county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in207county
Households that moved away200county
Average income of arriving households$44,174county
Average income of departing households$37,725county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year33county
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 temperature68.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F98 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing25 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days267 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 4county
Average first fall frostNov 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use947 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity94.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.2%county
Homes heated by propane0.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband68.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk29.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk58.2county
Landslide risk2.5county
Hail risk14.5county
Earthquake risk25.2county
Tornado risk40.7county
Tropical cyclone risk85.1county
Extreme heat risk23.7county
Winter weather risk5.2county
Strong wind risk13.8county
Wildfire risk36.0county

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 Seminole 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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