Mountain City

Population: 1,027
Median household income: $47,159
Median home value: $125,000

Located in Rabun County, Georgia, Mountain City is a community with a population of 1,027. The median household income of $47,159 is below the Rabun County median ($61,466).

Between 2019 and 2023, Mountain City's population declined 2.7% from 1,056 to 1,027, while its median home value rose 50.6% from $83,000 to $125,000.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 16.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,027
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $47,159
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $961
Housing units: 530
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0561,027

Median household income

$32,266$47,159

Median home value

$83,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$685$961

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,056	$32,266	$83,000	$685
2020	1,068	$47,550	$109,300	$825
2021	1,010	$37,500	$104,600	$740
2022	991	$43,269	$121,300	$840
2023	1,027	$47,159	$125,000	$961

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	4.8%
5 to 17	137	13.3%
18 to 24	53	5.2%
25 to 34	124	12.1%
35 to 44	137	13.3%
45 to 54	155	15.1%
55 to 64	89	8.7%
65 to 74	168	16.4%
75 and over	115	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	804	78.3%
Black or African American	16	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	170	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate41.8%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	138	17.5%
High school graduate	329	41.8%
Some college or associate's	174	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	108	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle2.2%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	329	78.9%
Carpooled	35	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.0%
Bicycle	9	2.2%
Worked from home	40	9.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	208	55.2%
15 to 29 min	45	11.9%
30 to 44 min	55	14.6%
45 to 59 min	9	2.4%
60+ min	60	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 16.4% (168 of 1,023)

	Count	Share
Family households	249	61.9%
Nonfamily households	153	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	402	75.8%
Vacant	128	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	234	58.2%
Renter-occupied	168	41.8%

1-unit, detached49.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	260	49.1%
1-unit, attached	11	2.1%
2 to 4 units	21	4.0%
5 to 19 units	69	13.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	169	31.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1353116
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.9215, -83.3811