Stephens County, Georgia

Stephens County has a population of 27,012 and has grown 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $175,300, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $54,754.

Home price
$175,300
Income
$54,754
Population
27,012
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$175,300county
Median gross rent$820county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198043.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,006county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$767county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,275county
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$54,754county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate15.8%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 home7.8%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.3%county
Share of workers employed by government13.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$53,321county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.81%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 time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1412702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths22.2county
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 higher15.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment3855county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible95.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians67county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

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

Population27,012county
Land area in square miles179county
People per square mile of land151.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store19.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract37.6%county
Population change since 2020+4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages5.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents183county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in833county
Households that moved away642county
Average income of arriving households$56,612county
Average income of departing households$44,349county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year36county
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 temperature61.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.0 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F43 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days243 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 19county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,058 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.3%county
Homes heated by propane11.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.7%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk44.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.9county
Landslide risk60.8county
Hail risk64.5county
Earthquake risk71.9county
Tornado risk56.8county
Tropical cyclone risk59.8county
Extreme heat risk30.9county
Winter weather risk10.6county
Strong wind risk34.7county
Wildfire risk37.0county

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 Stephens 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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