Rabun County, Georgia

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,107
Median household income: $61,466
Median home value: $272,600

Home to 17,107 residents, Rabun County is one of Georgia's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $61,466 is below the Georgia median ($74,664).

From 2019 to 2023, Rabun County's population grew 2.8% from 16,645 to 17,107, while its median household income rose 44.6% from $42,500 to $61,466.

78.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,107
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,466
Median home value: $272,600
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 12,142
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,64517,107

Median household income

$42,500$61,466

Median home value

$174,500$272,600

Median gross rent

$738$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,645	$42,500	$174,500	$738
2020	16,859	$44,871	$185,500	$810
2021	16,731	$48,652	$190,800	$836
2022	16,915	$57,261	$236,900	$945
2023	17,107	$61,466	$272,600	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	734	4.3%
5 to 17	2,056	12.0%
18 to 24	1,132	6.6%
25 to 34	1,844	10.8%
35 to 44	1,704	10.0%
45 to 54	2,138	12.5%
55 to 64	2,632	15.4%
65 to 74	2,871	16.8%
75 and over	1,996	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,916	87.2%
Black or African American	148	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	136	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	424	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,481	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,300	9.9%
High school graduate	3,866	29.3%
Some college or associate's	4,072	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,267	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,680	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,995	70.5%
Carpooled	740	10.4%
Public transit	46	0.6%
Walked	218	3.1%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	1,034	14.6%
Other means	42	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,496	41.2%
15 to 29 min	1,755	29.0%
30 to 44 min	735	12.1%
45 to 59 min	277	4.6%
60+ min	793	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 14.8% (2,497 of 16,825)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,772	67.1%
Nonfamily households	2,341	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,113	58.6%
Vacant	5,029	41.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,504	77.4%
Renter-occupied	1,609	22.6%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,563	78.8%
1-unit, attached	210	1.7%
2 to 4 units	325	2.7%
5 to 19 units	532	4.4%
20 or more units	40	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,472	12.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 13241
State: Georgia
Land area: 370 sq mi
Water area: 6.89 sq mi
Center point: 34.8839, -83.4049

Cities & places

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