Talbot County, Georgia

Talbot County has a population of 5,742 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $117,100, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $41,597.

Home price
$117,100
Income
$41,597
Population
5,742
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$117,100county
Median gross rent$816county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198039.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.5%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$1,353county
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$41,597county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate25.2%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 home9.0%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.5%county
Share of workers employed by government19.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.4%county
Economic output per resident$58,446county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.16%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 time42.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport63422county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 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 station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.6%county
Traffic deaths69.7county
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 higher12.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.4%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment364county
Students per full-time teacher8.5county
Free lunch eligible99.2%county
Elementary schools0county
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 physicians35county
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 insurance11.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.8%county

Place

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

Population5,742county
Land area in square miles391county
People per square mile of land14.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age51.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.4%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.1%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents331county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in128county
Households that moved away162county
Average income of arriving households$45,383county
Average income of departing households$41,772county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature64.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing45 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days218 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use1,125 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.1%county
Homes heated by propane19.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband74.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.7county
Landslide risk35.1county
Hail risk18.8county
Earthquake risk27.3county
Tornado risk26.7county
Tropical cyclone risk53.6county
Extreme heat risk28.2county
Winter weather risk2.3county
Strong wind risk11.7county
Wildfire risk40.5county

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 Talbot 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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