Dougherty County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Dougherty County, Georgia. Population: 85.0K.

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Median Home Price

$111.3K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income

$46.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$32.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,800

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.62%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$563

Property Tax$150

Insurance$46.40

Total Monthly$759

Historical Home Prices

2015

$71.4K

2016

$68.3K

-4.4%%

2017

$69.2K

+1.3%%

2018

$75.0K

+8.5%%

2019

$78.3K

+4.4%%

2020

$88.0K

+12.4%%

2021

$101.6K

+15.5%%

2022

$119.0K

+17.1%%

2023

$123.2K

+3.5%%

2024

$128.1K

+4.0%%

2025

$120.5K

-5.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.0%%

Below national average

Population Density

259

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

18.2

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

23.3%

Black

70.2%

Hispanic

3.1%

Asian

0.7%

Two or More Races

2.3%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

67°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

236

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

50.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 83/100

January Low

9°F

Average winter low

July High

82°F

Average summer high

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