Worth County, Georgia

Worth County has a population of 20,451 and has shrunk 3.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $104,900, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $58,694.

Home price
$104,900
Income
$58,694
Population
20,451
Unemployment
6.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$104,900county
Median gross rent$864county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198041.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile34.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,129county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,006county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,534county
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$58,694county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate24.0%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate6.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$22,074county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.13%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 time28.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport30295county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 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 station116 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths68.5county
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 higher11.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3057county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible97.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

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

Population20,451county
Land area in square miles571county
People per square mile of land35.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.4%county
Share of households that are one person28.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents241county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in457county
Households that moved away541county
Average income of arriving households$36,565county
Average income of departing households$39,717county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year61county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings59.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing28 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days255 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.0¢county
Household electricity use1,164 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity82.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.8%county
Homes heated by propane9.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband74.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk88.8county
Landslide risk7.1county
Hail risk39.7county
Earthquake risk41.9county
Tornado risk68.1county
Tropical cyclone risk80.5county
Extreme heat risk43.6county
Winter weather risk15.3county
Strong wind risk28.6county
Wildfire risk53.4county

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 Worth 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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