Wheeler County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Wheeler County, Georgia. Population: 7.5K.

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Median Home Price

$147.5K

Based on 2 cities

Median Household Income

$45.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.3x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$36.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$562

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.38%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$746

Property Tax$46.83

Insurance$61.45

Total Monthly$854

Historical Home Prices

2015

$81.6K

2016

$79.6K

-2.6%%

2017

$81.8K

+2.8%%

2018

$87.1K

+6.5%%

2019

$88.5K

+1.5%%

2020

$102.7K

+16.1%%

2021

$118.3K

+15.2%%

2022

$118.7K

+0.4%%

2023

$128.7K

+8.4%%

2024

$142.6K

+10.8%%

2025

$144.8K

+1.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+2

Racial Demographics

White

56.5%

Black

38.1%

Hispanic

4.2%

Asian

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

66°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

230

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 6/100

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