Charlton County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Charlton County, Georgia. Population: 12.5K.

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Median Home Price

$196.2K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$48.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$49.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,081

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.55%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$992

Property Tax$90.08

Insurance$81.73

Total Monthly$1,164

Historical Home Prices

2015

$88.9K

2016

$92.0K

+3.5%%

2017

$98.3K

+6.8%%

2018

$102.7K

+4.5%%

2019

$114.1K

+11.0%%

2020

$135.1K

+18.4%%

2021

$160.9K

+19.1%%

2022

$180.0K

+11.9%%

2023

$190.9K

+6.1%%

2024

$204.1K

+6.9%%

2025

$202.3K

-0.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.8%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

12.1

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

54.4%

Black

24.9%

Hispanic

15.5%

Asian

0.8%

Two or More Races

3.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

68°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

228

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

50.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 27/100

January Low

12°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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