White County, Georgia

White County has a population of 28,810 and has grown 6.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $278,900, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $70,666.

Home price
$278,900
Income
$70,666
Population
28,810
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$278,900county
Median gross rent$1,032county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198020.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,874county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,177county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$948county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,411county
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$70,666county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%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 home12.1%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$44,799county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time30.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service77 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station22 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths38.2county
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 higher24.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment5474county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible68.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution0.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population28,810county
Land area in square miles241county
People per square mile of land120.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.2%county
Share of households that are one person21.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents146county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in1,113county
Households that moved away866county
Average income of arriving households$69,385county
Average income of departing households$52,404county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year190county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.1%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature59.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.8 incounty
Annual snowfall1.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days199 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$148county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use1,058 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity70.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.6%county
Homes heated by propane24.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband89.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk46.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk41.8county
Landslide risk70.3county
Hail risk44.6county
Earthquake risk59.9county
Tornado risk61.3county
Tropical cyclone risk58.3county
Extreme heat risk13.9county
Winter weather risk12.3county
Strong wind risk77.4county
Wildfire risk50.9county

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 White 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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