Coffee
Georgia

What stands out

What stands out about Coffee County: the share working from home is in the bottom 4% of American counties (2%), the uninsured rate is in the top 4% of American counties (20.0%), and high-school completion is in the bottom 5% of American counties (78%). Within Georgia it ranks 19th of 159 counties for the share working from home, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Coffee County, Georgia. 43,056 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -88).

Georgia moved to a flat income tax in 2024 with a rate scheduled to fall each year, and it exempts up to $65,000 of retirement income per person for residents 65 and over. Metro Atlanta holds more than half the state's population and its airport is the busiest in the world by passengers. Property taxes vary widely by county because school districts set most of the rate.

Money

The typical household here brings in $48,398 a year, lower than 82% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $47,678. Unemployment runs 3.5%, higher than 55% of American counties. 2% of workers work from home.

Georgia takes 5.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,415 a year.

Home

The median home costs $186K, cheaper than 69% of American counties, about 2.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $613 a month. Property tax is 0.76% of home value, roughly $928 a year on that median home, lower than 59% of American counties. 66% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.9 per 1,000 residents, higher than 93% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 20 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 72.4 years, shorter than 85% of American counties. There are 56 active physicians in the county, about 13.0 per 10,000 people. 20.0% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.99 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 51% of American counties. 78% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 40 points. 49% of eligible voters turned out. Under Georgia law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 68°F, highs near 79 and lows near 56, warmer than 91% of American counties. About 41 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 77 out of 100, riskier than 77% of American counties; the county has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 220 Mbps down, faster than 59% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.4 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.