Bacon County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Bacon County, Georgia. Population: 11.1K.

Median Home Price
$186.4K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income
$50.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$47.5K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,064

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.57%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$942
Property Tax$88.67
Insurance$77.66
Total Monthly$1,109
Historical Home Prices
2015
$73.4K
2016
$80.6K
+9.7%%
2017
$83.6K
+3.7%%
2018
$84.3K
+0.9%%
2019
$89.1K
+5.6%%
2020
$99.7K
+12.0%%
2021
$118.9K
+19.2%%
2022
$125.9K
+5.9%%
2023
$139.5K
+10.8%%
2024
$145.0K
+3.9%%
2025
$148.5K
+2.4%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density
39

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
17.9

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+2

Racial Demographics

White
72.8%
Black
15%
Hispanic
8.3%
Asian
0.7%
Two or More Races
3.2%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
212

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
46.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 21/100

January Low
10°F

Average winter low

July High
83°F

Average summer high