Worth
Georgia

What stands out

What stands out about Worth County: the restaurant count per person is in the bottom 2% of American counties (0.3 per 1,000), the home price against local income is in the bottom 11% of American counties (1.5 years of income), and the average temperature is in the top 13% of American counties (67°F). Within Georgia it ranks 5th of 128 counties for the restaurant count per person, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Worth County, Georgia. 20,706 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.8% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -67).

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 $56,496 a year, lower than 63% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $41,312. Unemployment runs 3.1%, lower than 61% of American counties. 4% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 27 minutes each way.

Georgia takes 5.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,819 a year.

Home

The median home costs $176K, cheaper than 73% of American counties, about 1.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $848 a month. Property tax is 1.10% of home value, roughly $1,082 a year on that median home, higher than 67% of American counties. 73% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than 79% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 12 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.3 years, shorter than 77% of American counties. There are 6 active physicians in the county, about 2.9 per 10,000 people. 15.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.11 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 52% of American counties. 85% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 48 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 59% 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 67°F, highs near 78 and lows near 55, warmer than 87% of American counties. About 39 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 55 out of 100, riskier than 55% of American counties; the county has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 184 Mbps down, slower than 57% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.3 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.