Ware County, Georgia

Ware County has a population of 35,976 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $47,448.

Home price
$109,500
Income
$47,448
Population
35,976
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$109,500county
Median gross rent$789county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,031county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$786county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,236county
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$47,448county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate21.5%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 home4.5%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$52,984county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.96%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 time20.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42771county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 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 station39 micounty
Households without a vehicle16.0%county
Traffic deaths80.6county
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 higher14.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.9%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment5927county
Students per full-time teacher13.6county
Free lunch eligible87.0%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians61county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population35,976county
Land area in square miles899county
People per square mile of land40.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store10.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.8%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person35.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents290county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in879county
Households that moved away753county
Average income of arriving households$41,392county
Average income of departing households$42,445county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year119county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings69.7%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature68.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F103 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing24 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days261 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 6county
Average first fall frostNov 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use1,146 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity88.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.5%county
Homes heated by propane1.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband77.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk46.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk48.0county
Landslide risk19.4county
Hail risk11.9county
Earthquake risk66.4county
Tornado risk62.2county
Tropical cyclone risk87.7county
Extreme heat risk60.0county
Winter weather risk19.7county
Strong wind risk31.9county
Wildfire risk73.7county

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 Ware 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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