Mount Airy

Population: 1,475
Median household income: $85,433
Median home value: $203,300

Mount Airy, a community in Habersham County, Georgia, has 1,475 residents. The median household income of $85,433 is above the Habersham County median ($65,622).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Airy's population grew 7.0% from 1,379 to 1,475, while its median home value rose 67.9% from $121,100 to $203,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 56.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,475
Median age: 27.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,433
Median home value: $203,300
Median gross rent: $708
Housing units: 410
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3791,475

Median household income

$53,333$85,433

Median home value

$121,100$203,300

Median gross rent

$809$708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,379	$53,333	$121,100	$809
2020	1,545	$57,125	$133,900	$835
2021	1,583	$57,731	$134,700	$695
2022	1,373	$72,981	$179,700	$675
2023	1,475	$85,433	$203,300	$708

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1724.4%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	9.8%
5 to 17	360	24.4%
18 to 24	171	11.6%
25 to 34	155	10.5%
35 to 44	244	16.5%
45 to 54	177	12.0%
55 to 64	86	5.8%
65 to 74	86	5.8%
75 and over	51	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	828	56.1%
Black or African American	8	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	73	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	539	36.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.2%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	217	27.2%
High school graduate	265	33.2%
Some college or associate's	230	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	43	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	44	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means5.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	429	71.1%
Carpooled	105	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	5.6%
Other means	35	5.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	166	29.2%
15 to 29 min	215	37.8%
30 to 44 min	77	13.5%
45 to 59 min	76	13.4%
60+ min	35	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.87
Poverty rate: 10.7% (158 of 1,475)

	Count	Share
Family households	299	78.5%
Nonfamily households	82	21.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	381	92.9%
Vacant	29	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	327	85.8%
Renter-occupied	54	14.2%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	335	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	75	18.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1353284
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.5235, -83.4972