Walton County, Georgia

Walton County has a population of 103,313 and has grown 16.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $339,500, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $84,945.

Home price
$339,500
Income
$84,945
Population
103,313
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$339,500county
Median gross rent$1,175county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198022.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,853county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,820county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,182county
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$84,945county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate11.9%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 home13.2%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government15.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.2%county
Economic output per resident$41,991county

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 time34.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 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 station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths16.5county
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 higher24.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.6%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment16815county
Students per full-time teacher15.3county
Free lunch eligible56.2%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population103,313county
Land area in square miles327county
People per square mile of land316.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores13county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store17.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.3%county
Population change since 2020+16.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.3%county
Share of households that are one person20.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.1%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents110county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in4,097county
Households that moved away3,209county
Average income of arriving households$66,754county
Average income of departing households$54,236county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year569county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.5%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing53 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,155 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.2%county
Homes heated by propane2.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband91.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.5county
Landslide risk35.9county
Hail risk72.3county
Earthquake risk72.1county
Tornado risk73.8county
Tropical cyclone risk55.6county
Extreme heat risk60.9county
Winter weather risk14.2county
Strong wind risk66.9county
Wildfire risk35.9county

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 Walton 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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