City profile · Georgia · Census ACS 2023

Toccoa, GA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Toccoa - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

9,173
Residents
$48,706
Median income
$155,200
Median home
$1,006
Median rent (state)

Toccoa - the verdict

Nationally, Toccoa sits in the 17th percentile for household income and the 16th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

17th
percentile, household income
28th
percentile, home value
20th
percentile, median rent
16th
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: Toccoa, GA

9,173 people live in Toccoa, Georgia - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $48,706 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 13.4%. Typical homes in Toccoa are valued around $155,200, and the median resident age is 41.6 years. Educational attainment runs 18.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 55.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 47 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 327% from five years earlier. Toccoa's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2984.5 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 61.5°F with 59.0 inches of precipitation per year and 1.4 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 $1,006 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Georgia's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). Workers in Toccoa report an average commute of 26.2 minutes, with 83.9% driving alone and 3.7% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 33.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).

Population

9,173 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Georgia

Median Household Income

$48,706 /yr

Poverty 13.4%

Cost of Living Index (state)

96.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Georgia average

How does Toccoa compare to other US cities?

Here's how Toccoa stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 17% higher than other cities
Home value 28% pricier than other cities
Median rent 20% pricier than other cities
Safety 16% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Georgia alone, Toccoa ranks #125 of 165 Georgia cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Toccoa's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Georgia, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

17thIncome percentile
16thSafety percentile

17th percentile nationally for median household income · 16th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Toccoa's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Toccoa'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. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 36 Avg. percentile National median
Toccoa'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 Toccoa's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$155,200 Among the most affordable more affordable than 72% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Toccoa $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Toccoa, GA Toccoa, GA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Toccoa, GA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Toccoa, GA median $48,706/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Toccoa, GA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Toccoa, GA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 18.3%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 13.4%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 55.0%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
9,173
Median Income
$48,706
Median Home Value
$155,200
Median Age
41.6
Poverty Rate
13.4%
Labor force participation
55.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.3%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2984.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
224.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2759.9
per 100,000 residents

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
61.5°F
Annual Precipitation
59.0"
Annual Snowfall
1.4"

Schools

Total Schools
5
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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9,000 residents9,200 residents9,400 residents9,600 residents 202020212022202320242025 9,164 residents 9,539 residents ▲ +4.1%
Toccoa's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
47
housing units authorized
Single-Family
47
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5.1
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 11
2020 17
2021 8
2022 17
2023 16
2024 47

Permit volume increased 327% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
26.2 minutes
Drive Alone
83.9%
Carpool
9.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.5%
Work from Home
3.7%
Other
1.0%

Based on 4,063 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Georgia - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$125
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Georgia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Georgia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Toccoa sits in

Cost of Living Index
96.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,006/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
33.4 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Georgia

Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government
9,181 people
Fitzgerald
8,962 people
Skidaway Island
8,907 people
Panthersville
8,840 people
Fort Valley
8,808 people
Dock Junction
8,786 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Toccoa's 9,173 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Bryans Road, MD
9,174 people
Mahopac, NY
9,171 people
Seven Corners, VA
9,171 people
Ecorse, MI
9,170 people
Mound, MN
9,176 people
Perkasie, PA
9,176 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Toccoa's $48,706 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Hathaway Pines, CA
$48,705 median income
Clyde, OH
$48,705 median income
Joseph, OR
$48,705 median income
Russellville, AR
$48,708 median income
August, CA
$48,708 median income
Encinal, TX
$48,702 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Toccoa, GA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Toccoa, GA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 70.6% 19.7% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3% White 70.6% Black or African American 19.7% Asian 2.3% American Indian 0.7% Native Hawaiian 0.5% Some other race 2.0% Two or more races 4.2% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Toccoa compares to nearby Georgia cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Toccoa (this city) 9,173 $48,706
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County unified government 9,181 $59,221
Fitzgerald 8,962 $36,515
Skidaway Island 8,907 $121,991
Census ACS 5-year FIPS GA FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Toccoa, GA?

What is the population of Toccoa, GA? +

Toccoa, GA has a population of 9,173 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Toccoa, GA? +

Median annual household income in Toccoa runs $48,706, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Toccoa? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Toccoa; the closest available measure is the Georgia state average, a cost of living index of 96.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Georgia vary by metro area.

Is Toccoa, GA safe? +

Toccoa has a total crime rate of 2984.5 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Toccoa, GA? +

The median home value in Toccoa is $155,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Toccoa? +

Toccoa has an average annual temperature of 61.5°F, 59.0 inches of precipitation, and 1.4 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

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.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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