Walker County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Walker County, Georgia. Population: 68.1K.

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Median Home Price

$258.3K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$55.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.6x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$65.4K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,353

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,306

Property Tax$113

Insurance$108

Total Monthly$1,527

Historical Home Prices

2015

$113.5K

2016

$116.4K

+2.6%%

2017

$125.3K

+7.6%%

2018

$133.5K

+6.6%%

2019

$147.6K

+10.5%%

2020

$165.3K

+12.0%%

2021

$191.9K

+16.1%%

2022

$208.5K

+8.6%%

2023

$223.1K

+7.0%%

2024

$230.1K

+3.1%%

2025

$230.7K

+0.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density

153

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.7

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

89.5%

Black

4.2%

Hispanic

2.7%

Asian

0.6%

Two or More Races

2.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

60°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

193

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

54.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 72/100

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