Emanuel County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Emanuel County, Georgia. Population: 22.9K.

Median Home Price
$126.9K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income
$50.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.5x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$32.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$860

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.68%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$642
Property Tax$71.67
Insurance$52.87
Total Monthly$766
Historical Home Prices
2015
$63.1K
2016
$62.6K
-0.9%%
2017
$64.7K
+3.4%%
2018
$67.5K
+4.3%%
2019
$74.9K
+11.0%%
2020
$86.7K
+15.8%%
2021
$98.0K
+12.9%%
2022
$109.8K
+12.1%%
2023
$116.0K
+5.7%%
2024
$125.7K
+8.3%%
2025
$124.3K
-1.1%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.7%%

Below national average

Population Density
34

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
9.5

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
58.2%
Black
32.2%
Hispanic
4.6%
Asian
0.8%
Two or More Races
3.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
210

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
46.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 40/100

January Low
11°F

Average winter low

July High
84°F

Average summer high