Jeff Davis County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jeff Davis County, Georgia. Population: 14.8K.

Median Home Price
$152.8K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income
$40.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.7x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$39.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,016

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.66%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$773
Property Tax$84.67
Insurance$63.69
Total Monthly$921
Historical Home Prices
2015
$76.9K
2016
$77.8K
+1.2%%
2017
$83.8K
+7.7%%
2018
$83.4K
-0.5%%
2019
$93.4K
+12.0%%
2020
$103.2K
+10.5%%
2021
$118.2K
+14.6%%
2022
$130.1K
+10.0%%
2023
$138.0K
+6.1%%
2024
$138.1K
+0.1%%
2025
$141.3K
+2.3%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density
45

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
14.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
68.8%
Black
13.9%
Hispanic
13.7%
Asian
0.1%
Two or More Races
2.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
224

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
46.6"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 28/100

January Low
10°F

Average winter low

July High
84°F

Average summer high