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Place dossier plate
SheetGA-KINGSLAND-GA · Kingsland, GA 19,101 pop · income 62nd pct · 17 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Kingsland
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Kingsland on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Prichard · lowest
35,331
Prichard · lowest
35,331 median HH income
21.4% of the leader · rank #1
Glassboro · near
80,388
Glassboro · near
80,388 median HH income
48.7% of the leader · rank #2
Holland · near
80,391
Holland · near
80,391 median HH income
48.7% of the leader · rank #3
Lake St. Clair · near
80,392
Lake St. Clair · near
80,392 median HH income
48.7% of the leader · rank #4
Three Forks · near
80,394
Three Forks · near
80,394 median HH income
48.7% of the leader · rank #5
Kingsland · this city
80,395
Kingsland · this city
80,395 median HH income
48.7% of the leader · rank #6
Lakeway · highest
164,978
Lakeway · highest
164,978 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Kingsland on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 19,101.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Kingsland - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Kingsland places in the 62nd percentile for household income and the 54th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
62nd
percentile, household income
50th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
54th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Kingsland, GA
Kingsland is a small town in Georgia, home to 19,101 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Kingsland brings in $80,395 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.7%. Kingsland's housing stock carries a median value of $226,800, and the median resident age is 33.2 years. 21.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 54.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 190 residential building permits were authorized in Kingsland (Rapid Growth), up 37% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Kingsland reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1253.3 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Georgia at 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,203 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Georgia run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 out of 100 (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Kingsland's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to population change to comparison shortlist to reported crime to within-city variation to work and mobility to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Kingsland, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Kingsland?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Is Kingsland growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +2,994 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +16.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 190 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Kingsland?
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Winder (18,847 residents, $59,944 income); Fayetteville (19,364 residents, $82,144 income); St. Marys (18,805 residents, $67,271 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Liberal, KS (19,107 residents); Five Forks, SC (19,093 residents); Beltsville, MD (19,086 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What can 17 Census tracts reveal inside Kingsland?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 17 Census tracts to this city.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Kingsland?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1253.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 45% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1106.2
Violent rate
147.2
Total reported rate
1253.3
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Kingsland?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 83.2%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
7.4%
Drive alone
83.2%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 8,847 workers age 16+.
What does the education layer cover for Kingsland?
The NCES join finds 5 public schools within the city match. 21.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
5
Bachelor's degree+
21.5%
Poverty estimate
9.7%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 9.7% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
C-
City profile score · Kingsland, GA
52/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income C+
$80,395
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime C
147 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living C
96.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate D
9.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
21.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Kingsland profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 60/100 (C+) · $80,395
Violent crime: 59/100 (C) · 147 /100k
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Poverty rate: 41/100 (D) · 9.7%
Bachelor's+ share: 39/100 (F) · 21.5%
Where Kingsland sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Kingsland's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Kingsland highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Kingsland, GA (this city): home $226,800, crime 1,253/100k
Liberal, KS : home $134,500, crime 1,397/100k
Prichard, AL : home $79,900, crime 2,774/100k
Lakeway, TX : home $695,400, crime 1,299/100k
Winder, GA : home $251,700, crime 1,372/100k
Fayetteville, GA : home $331,700, crime 2,699/100k
St. Marys, GA : home $259,300, crime 1,428/100k
Thomasville, GA : home $196,500, crime 3,944/100k
Forest Park, GA : home $119,000, crime 3,437/100k
How does Kingsland compare to other US cities?
Kingsland measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income62% higher than other cities
Home value50% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety54% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Georgia and the picture shifts: Kingsland ranks #59 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Kingsland against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Georgia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Georgia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Kingsland near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Kingsland ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Kingsland only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#119 of 610
80th percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#175 of 577
70th percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#375 of 637
41st percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#239 of 638
62nd percentile in Georgia
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Georgia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
62nd percentile nationally for median household income · 54th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Kingsland's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Kingsland's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Kingsland's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$226,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 50% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Kingsland's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,699 of 15,516
More affordable than 63% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#674 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.8×, Kingsland sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,699 of 15,516 and #674 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$80,395Kingsland, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Kingsland, GA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Kingsland, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)54.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
19,101
Median Income
$80,395
Median Home Value
$226,800
Median Age
33.2
Poverty Rate
9.7%
Labor force participation
54.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
21.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1253.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
147.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1106.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Kingsland's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
18,305 residents
2021
18,878 residents
2022
19,874 residents
2023
20,295 residents
2024
20,763 residents
2025
21,299 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
190
housing units authorized
Single-Family
166
detached homes
Multifamily
24
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
9.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
139
121
18
$30.9M
2020
267
119
148
$48.6M
2021
477
147
330
$73.8M
2022
176
108
68
$58.6M
2023
246
174
72
$89.6M
2024
190
166
24
$61.4M
Permit volume increased 37% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
83.2%
Carpool
8.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.2%
Work from Home
7.4%
Based on 8,847 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Georgia statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Georgia at $225 (electricity about $125 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Georgia statewide averages, not a meter reading for Kingsland. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Georgia's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Kingsland is $1,203/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Georgia statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 39.5 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Georgia statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Kingsland sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Kingsland compares to similar-size Georgia cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.