Taliaferro County, Georgia

Taliaferro County has a population of 1,558 and has grown 6.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $68,900, about 1.3 times the county's median household income of $52,500.

Home price
$68,900
Income
$52,500
Population
1,558
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$68,900county
Median gross rent$638county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198056.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant36.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use28.5%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$1,217county
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$52,500county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate20.4%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government30.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$28,844county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.31%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 time32.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport299141county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 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 station73 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths192.6county
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 higher12.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.3%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment184county
Students per full-time teacher8.4county
Free lunch eligible99.5%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 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 matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.2%county

Place

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

Population1,558county
Land area in square miles195county
People per square mile of land8.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents577county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents33county
Households that moved in33county
Households that moved away40county
Average income of arriving households$25,212county
Average income of departing households$30,125county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year61,196(statewide)
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 temperature63.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.5 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing49 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,052 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.4%county
Homes heated by propane19.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband70.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk27.4county
Landslide risk5.7county
Hail risk12.9county
Earthquake risk26.6county
Tornado risk11.4county
Tropical cyclone risk57.5county
Extreme heat risk16.5county
Winter weather risk1.8county
Strong wind risk4.7county
Wildfire risk18.3county

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 Taliaferro 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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