Terrell County, Georgia

Terrell County has a population of 8,850 and has shrunk 5.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $118,400, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $46,171.

Home price
$118,400
Income
$46,171
Population
8,850
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$118,400county
Median gross rent$745county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,129county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,006county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,534county
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$46,171county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate33.3%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 home12.4%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$35,781county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.04%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 time22.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.1 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 station140 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.8%county
Traffic deaths22.6county
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 higher13.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.0%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment935county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible96.5%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 matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year31.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year30.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.6%county

Place

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

Population8,850county
Land area in square miles336county
People per square mile of land26.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person26.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents348county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in182county
Households that moved away224county
Average income of arriving households$36,423county
Average income of departing households$36,567county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature66.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F80 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing30 dayscounty

Gardening

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

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 electricity78.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.6%county
Homes heated by propane7.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband83.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk12.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk84.4county
Landslide risk3.5county
Hail risk50.8county
Earthquake risk40.1county
Tornado risk50.1county
Tropical cyclone risk73.5county
Extreme heat risk28.9county
Winter weather risk6.5county
Strong wind risk14.5county
Wildfire risk41.5county

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 Terrell 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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