Sky Valley

Population: 590
Median household income: $48,438
Median home value: $322,700

Sky Valley is a community in Rabun County, Georgia, home to 590 residents. The median household income of $48,438 is below the Rabun County median ($61,466).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sky Valley's population grew 66.2% from 355 to 590, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $241,700 to $322,700.

The median resident is 63.9 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 28.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 590
Median age: 63.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,438
Median home value: $322,700
Median gross rent: $1,367
Housing units: 1,021
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

355590

Median household income

$81,500$48,438

Median home value

$241,700$322,700

Median gross rent

$925$1,367

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	355	$81,500	$241,700	$925
2020	666	—	$258,300	$1,120
2021	527	$52,750	$251,400	$1,361
2022	599	—	$293,200	$1,367
2023	590	$48,438	$322,700	$1,367

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 171.7%

18 to 240.3%

25 to 3423.7%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7428.1%

75 and over21.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	10	1.7%
18 to 24	2	0.3%
25 to 34	140	23.7%
35 to 44	59	10.0%
45 to 54	35	5.9%
55 to 64	54	9.2%
65 to 74	166	28.1%
75 and over	124	21.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	438	74.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	124	21.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree39.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	2.1%
High school graduate	94	16.3%
Some college or associate's	112	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	132	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	228	39.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	200	71.4%
Carpooled	18	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	22.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	17.9%
15 to 29 min	157	72.0%
30 to 44 min	10	4.6%
45 to 59 min	10	4.6%
60+ min	2	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.63
Poverty rate: 30.0% (177 of 590)

	Count	Share
Family households	185	51.2%
Nonfamily households	176	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	361	35.4%
Vacant	660	64.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	231	64.0%
Renter-occupied	130	36.0%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	752	73.7%
1-unit, attached	55	5.4%
2 to 4 units	35	3.4%
5 to 19 units	152	14.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1371282
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.9850, -83.3340