Jenkins County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jenkins County, Georgia. Population: 8.7K.

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Median Home Price

$142.6K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income

$36.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$36.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$777

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.54%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$721

Property Tax$64.75

Insurance$59.41

Total Monthly$845

Historical Home Prices

2015

$60.9K

2016

$59.3K

-2.5%%

2017

$63.4K

+6.8%%

2018

$68.9K

+8.6%%

2019

$75.4K

+9.5%%

2020

$92.9K

+23.2%%

2021

$108.2K

+16.5%%

2022

$127.8K

+18.1%%

2023

$135.8K

+6.2%%

2024

$156.4K

+15.2%%

2025

$146.1K

-6.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

56.7%

Black

38%

Hispanic

4.2%

Asian

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

65°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

209

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 11/100

January Low

10°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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