Paulding County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Paulding County, Georgia. Population: 169.9K.

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Median Home Price

$320.7K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$94.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.4x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$84.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,444

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.76%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,622

Property Tax$204

Insurance$134

Total Monthly$1,959

Historical Home Prices

2016

$171.5K

2017

$184.3K

+7.5%%

2018

$200.9K

+9.0%%

2019

$215.3K

+7.2%%

2020

$239.5K

+11.2%%

2021

$305.1K

+27.4%%

2022

$345.9K

+13.4%%

2023

$344.2K

-0.5%%

2024

$344.2K

+0.0%%

2025

$337.7K

-1.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.4%%

Below national average

Population Density

544

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.9

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

63.6%

Black

21.7%

Hispanic

8.2%

Asian

1.4%

Two or More Races

4.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

61°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

205

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

51.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 70/100

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