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SheetGA-MILLEDGEVILLE-GA · Milledgeville, GA 16,873 pop · income 7th pct · 14 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 Milledgeville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Milledgeville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Alakanuk · lowest
39,667
Alakanuk · lowest
39,667 median HH income
25.8% of the leader · rank #1
Limestone · near
39,667
Limestone · near
39,667 median HH income
25.8% of the leader · rank #2
Armstrong · near
39,667
Armstrong · near
39,667 median HH income
25.8% of the leader · rank #3
Comanche · near
39,667
Comanche · near
39,667 median HH income
25.8% of the leader · rank #4
Milledgeville · this city
39,669
Milledgeville · this city
39,669 median HH income
25.8% of the leader · rank #5
Damascus · highest
153,994
Damascus · highest
153,994 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
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 Milledgeville 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: 16,873.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Milledgeville - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Milledgeville places in the 7th percentile for household income and the 8th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
7th
percentile, household income
38th
percentile, home value
51st
percentile, median rent
8th
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: Milledgeville, GA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 16,873 residents in Milledgeville, a small town within Georgia. Median household income here is $39,669 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 32.7%. Typical homes in Milledgeville are valued around $184,400, and the median resident age is 27.1 years. About 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 37.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 5 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 150% from five years earlier. Milledgeville's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 3889.1 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, above the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA puts Milledgeville's yearly average temperature at 63.9°F with 48.2 inches of precipitation per year and 0.6 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Georgia run below the national norm: the state registers 96.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,203 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Georgia run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Milledgeville workers runs 20.9 minutes, with 79.9% driving alone and 7.2% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 39.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Milledgeville'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 reported crime to within-city variation to climate and hazard context to work and mobility to population change to schools and households to housing and income to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Milledgeville, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Milledgeville?
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 3889.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 71% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What can 14 Census tracts reveal inside Milledgeville?
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 14 Census tracts to this city.
What physical conditions frame life in Milledgeville?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 63.9°F, with 48.2 inches of precipitation and 0.6 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Georgia is 39.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Which cities make useful reference points for Milledgeville?
Within Georgia, the closest population matches are Fairburn (16,609 residents, $89,276 income); Tifton (17,140 residents, $44,324 income); Grovetown (16,516 residents, $72,612 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Long Beach, MS (16,876 residents); Live Oak, CA (16,866 residents); Damascus, MD (16,864 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.
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.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Milledgeville?
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 79.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 20.9 minutes.
Public transit
0.6%
Work from home
7.2%
Drive alone
79.9%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 5,465 workers age 16+.
Is Milledgeville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -177 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 5 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-1.0%
2025 estimate
16,835
2020 estimate
17,012
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the education layer cover for Milledgeville?
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 23.8% 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
7
Bachelor's degree+
23.8%
Poverty estimate
32.7%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Milledgeville?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 32.7%, 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. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Household income
$39,669
Home value
$184,400
Value / income
4.6×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 32.7% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.3 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average
F
City profile score · Milledgeville, GA
21/100
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.
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.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
613 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$39,669
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
32.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Milledgeville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.3 index
Bachelor's+ share: 45/100 (D) · 23.8%
Violent crime: 9/100 (F) · 613 /100k
Household income: 6/100 (F) · $39,669
Poverty rate: 0/100 (F) · 32.7%
Where Milledgeville sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Milledgeville'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 - Milledgeville highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Milledgeville, GA (this city): home $184,400, crime 3,889/100k
Long Beach, MS : home $205,300, crime 1,073/100k
New Milford, NJ : home $554,800, crime 498/100k
El Segundo, CA : home $1,521,600, crime 5,977/100k
Aberdeen, MD : home $239,000, crime 2,630/100k
Fairburn, GA : home $249,200, crime 1,144/100k
Grovetown, GA : home $226,000, crime 253/100k
Richmond Hill, GA : home $272,100, crime 1,234/100k
How does Milledgeville compare to other US cities?
Milledgeville measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income7% higher than other cities
Home value38% pricier than other cities
Median rent51% pricier than other cities
Safety8% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Georgia, Milledgeville ranks #143 of 166 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Milledgeville 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 Milledgeville near the bottom of Georgia's cities
Among the 638 Georgia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Milledgeville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Milledgeville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#478 of 610
22nd percentile in Georgia
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 638
0th percentile in Georgia
Median Home Value
#255 of 577
56th percentile in Georgia
Poverty Rate
#50 of 637
92nd percentile in Georgia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#216 of 638
66th 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
7th percentile nationally for median household income · 8th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Milledgeville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Milledgeville'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 Milledgeville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$184,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 62% 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
Milledgeville's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,276 of 15,516
More affordable than 21% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,434 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.6×, Milledgeville sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,276 of 15,516 and #2,434 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$39,669Milledgeville, GA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Milledgeville, 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 Milledgeville, GA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)32.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)37.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
16,873
Median Income
$39,669
Median Home Value
$184,400
Median Age
27.1
Poverty Rate
32.7%
Labor force participation
37.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
3889.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
613.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3275.7
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.
Climate
Avg Temperature
63.9°F
Annual Precipitation
48.2"
Annual Snowfall
0.6"
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Milledgeville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
17,012 residents
2021
16,831 residents
2022
16,811 residents
2023
16,460 residents
2024
16,752 residents
2025
16,835 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
5
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
2
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2
2
0
$0.2M
2020
10
10
0
$1.1M
2021
62
14
48
$5.4M
2022
4
2
2
$0.2M
2023
4
2
2
$0.4M
2024
5
3
2
$0.4M
Permit volume increased 150% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
20.9 minutes
Drive Alone
79.9%
Carpool
7.4%
Public Transit
0.6%
Walk
0.9%
Work from Home
7.2%
Other
4.0%
Based on 5,465 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 Milledgeville. 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 Milledgeville 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 Milledgeville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Milledgeville 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, NOAA Climate Normals, 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.