What is the population of Watkinsville city?

Watkinsville city has 3,151 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #232 of 675 in Georgia.

What is the median household income in Watkinsville city?

Median household income in Watkinsville city is $88,969 a year, 13.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watkinsville city?

Median gross rent is $1,381 a month and the median home value is $337,700, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.

Is Watkinsville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watkinsville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Watkinsville, GA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Watkinsville, Georgia (Watkinsville, GA — Census place “Watkinsville city”) is 3,151 residents, ranking #232 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $88,969, the median home is worth $337,700 and median gross rent runs $1,381 a month. Looking for the Watkinsville Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Watkinsville, GA: 30677.

Population: 3,151Watkinsville city residents
Median household income: $88,969Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $337,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,381Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.8%Owner-occupied households

Watkinsville ZIP codes (Georgia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Watkinsville.

The Watkinsville GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

30677

What the numbers mean in Watkinsville city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Watkinsville city median would spend about 18.6% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 73.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Watkinsville city, GA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Watkinsville city is a small town in Georgia, with 3,151 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #232 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 34.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Watkinsville city earn a median of $88,969 a year, 13.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 55% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Watkinsville city is valued at $337,700, 11.3% above the national figure and 76% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,381 a month, 1.8% below the national figure, or roughly $16,572 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Watkinsville city?: Watkinsville city has 3,151 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #232 of 675 in Georgia.
What is the median household income in Watkinsville city?: Median household income in Watkinsville city is $88,969 a year, 13.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watkinsville city?: Median gross rent is $1,381 a month and the median home value is $337,700, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.
Is Watkinsville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watkinsville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Watkinsville city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.