Georgia · Census place 53116
Mountain City town, GA
Quick answer
Mountain City town has 1,027 residents, ranking #379 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $47,159, the median home is worth $125,000 and median gross rent runs $961 a month.
- Population
- 1,027Mountain City town residents
- Median household income
- $47,159Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $961Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mountain City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mountain City town median would spend about 24.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 58.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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