Jefferson County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jefferson County, Georgia. Population: 15.6K.

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Median Home Price

$138.5K

Based on 6 cities

Median Household Income

$46.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$35.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$923

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.67%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$700

Property Tax$76.92

Insurance$57.70

Total Monthly$835

Historical Home Prices

2015

$75.3K

2016

$77.4K

+2.7%%

2017

$81.6K

+5.4%%

2018

$89.5K

+9.6%%

2019

$95.4K

+6.6%%

2020

$112.0K

+17.5%%

2021

$124.8K

+11.4%%

2022

$119.1K

-4.5%%

2023

$122.2K

+2.5%%

2024

$125.0K

+2.3%%

2025

$113.9K

-8.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

12.9

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

42%

Black

52.3%

Hispanic

3.4%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

1.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

64°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

236

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 26/100

January Low

9°F

Average winter low

July High

82°F

Average summer high

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