Turner County, Georgia

Turner County has a population of 8,939 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,300, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $36,799.

Home price
$97,300
Income
$36,799
Population
8,939
Unemployment
12.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$97,300county
Median gross rent$679county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198053.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.1%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$1,283county
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$36,799county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate20.3%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 home12.2%county
Unemployment rate12.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$31,475county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.05%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 time24.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.1 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 station104 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths33.6county
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 higher9.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher76.6%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1107county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 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 matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year28.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year26.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.8%county

Place

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

Population8,939county
Land area in square miles285county
People per square mile of land31.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.8%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age36.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.3%county
Share of households that are one person38.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents311county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in196county
Households that moved away186county
Average income of arriving households$42,306county
Average income of departing households$39,108county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature66.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.74 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing31 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days254 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 7county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$187county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,170 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.1%county
Homes heated by propane5.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband72.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk8.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.3county
Landslide risk2.6county
Hail risk30.5county
Earthquake risk42.6county
Tornado risk49.4county
Tropical cyclone risk76.3county
Extreme heat risk28.4county
Winter weather risk4.4county
Strong wind risk69.7county
Wildfire risk39.6county

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 Turner 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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