Walker County, Georgia

Walker County has a population of 68,762 and has grown 3.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $197,100, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $59,469.

Home price
$197,100
Income
$59,469
Population
68,762
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$197,100county
Median gross rent$940county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,362county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,390county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,263county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,734county
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$59,469county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate13.3%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 home11.3%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$32,985county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.75%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 time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport557741county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 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 station88 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths37.8county
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 higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.0%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment9637county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible84.7%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population68,762county
Land area in square miles446county
People per square mile of land154.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store18.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract30.5%county
Population change since 2020+3.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person26.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents186county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in2,005county
Households that moved away1,760county
Average income of arriving households$50,884county
Average income of departing households$52,705county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year299county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing71 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days221 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use1,104 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.6%county
Homes heated by propane7.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband88.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.7county
Landslide risk75.5county
Hail risk42.0county
Earthquake risk79.6county
Tornado risk93.1county
Tropical cyclone risk52.6county
Extreme heat risk61.0county
Winter weather risk68.9county
Strong wind risk66.6county
Wildfire risk60.9county

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 Walker 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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