Upson County, Georgia

Upson County has a population of 28,029 and has grown 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $168,700, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $55,429.

Home price
$168,700
Income
$55,429
Population
28,029
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$168,700county
Median gross rent$849county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198053.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented39.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
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$55,429county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate19.3%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 home3.1%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$34,834county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.85%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 time26.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 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 station62 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.7%county
Traffic deaths57.1county
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 higher15.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.7%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment3996county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible67.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

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

Population28,029county
Land area in square miles323county
People per square mile of land86.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store13.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.8%county
Population change since 2020+2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person32.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents231county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in666county
Households that moved away543county
Average income of arriving households$47,092county
Average income of departing households$43,599county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year127county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F60 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing45 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days249 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 14county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$171county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,261 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.1%county
Homes heated by propane10.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband84.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.6county
Landslide risk32.3county
Hail risk45.2county
Earthquake risk50.7county
Tornado risk39.0county
Tropical cyclone risk64.2county
Extreme heat risk50.8county
Winter weather risk5.8county
Strong wind risk33.3county
Wildfire risk41.6county

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 Upson 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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