Stewart County, Georgia

Stewart County has a population of 4,869 and has shrunk 12.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $65,100, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $33,250.

Home price
$65,100
Income
$33,250
Population
4,869
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$65,100county
Median gross rent$607county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198039.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented41.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$843county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,293county
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$33,250county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate26.4%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 home0.6%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force36.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed1.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$40,842county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.53%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 time25.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport63422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station121 micounty
Households without a vehicle18.4%county
Traffic deaths20.5county
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 higher12.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment338county
Students per full-time teacher9.7county
Free lunch eligible95.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance22.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year34.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year29.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population4,869county
Land area in square miles459county
People per square mile of land10.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store4.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-12.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1812.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.2%county
Share of households that are one person48.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages5.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents395county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in82county
Households that moved away81county
Average income of arriving households$34,866county
Average income of departing households$33,025county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
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 temperature65.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F63 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing36 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days219 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$183county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,237 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.4%county
Homes heated by propane9.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband67.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.2county
Landslide risk44.9county
Hail risk10.5county
Earthquake risk31.5county
Tornado risk44.4county
Tropical cyclone risk60.5county
Extreme heat risk31.6county
Winter weather risk1.9county
Strong wind risk7.9county
Wildfire risk43.9county

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 Stewart 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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