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33.37° N · 85.10° W · GEOID 1315026

Centralhatchee

Heard County, Georgia · part of the Atlanta, GA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

GeorgiaCentralhatchee, GACentralhatcheeCentralhatchee

The short answer

Centralhatchee is home to 662 people. Median household income is $43,698 a year and median rent is $1,266 a month, 34.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $118,800, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,266
7% below the median place
Median household income
$43,698
46% below the median place
Median home value
$118,800
63% below the median place
Unemployment
4.3%
12% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Centralhatchee

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.2% a year while household income rose -2.6%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 166 Georgia places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $29,100 a year left, less than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Georgia places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 150 Georgia places.
  • The median rent takes 34.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $102 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 89% of places its size.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 87% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 99% of them.

01

Moving to Centralhatchee

Heard County gains about 28.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in838
Moved out589
Net+249

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Georgia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within GeorgiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$47K
Leavers$42K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Heard County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Heard County report $47,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $42,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$50,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,266 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,368 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $118,800.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 5.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Riverdale, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out8
$42,351
40% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
28.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCentralhatcheeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.2%10% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure28.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$47,02733% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$42,35140% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 34.8%, 71% above the median place.

Centralhatchee34.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$50,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
34.8%
71% above the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
35%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$29,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Centralhatchee, $1,266 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Median home value1
$118,800
63% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,128
65% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,368
27% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCentralhatcheeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2667% below
Rent to income134.8%71% above
Property tax rate10.9%4% above
Home price to income12.7x28% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.11% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7629% above
HUD area median income4County figure$117,80010% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,12865% below
Median home value1$118,80063% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure14.7%361% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure81.0%57% above
Homeownership175.6%14% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.4%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,36827% below
Vacant homes1County figure10.6%50% above
Median year built119840% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$43,698
46% below the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
28% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCentralhatcheeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$43,69846% below
Income per person1$28,48829% below
Unemployment1County figure4.3%12% below
Average annual pay6County figure$61,4577% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure-0.5%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs6County figure2,17499% below
Poverty rate1County figure17.9%66% above
Mean commute132 min28% above
Works from home1County figure5.3%58% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
66.5%
28% below the median place
No health insurance1
22.2%
247% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +20%
Median age33.8 −13%
Bachelor's or higher18.8% −41%
High school or higher86.1% −7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCentralhatcheeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16626646th largest
Population change since 2020711.5%above (median 1.1%)
Median age133.813% below
Bachelor's or higher118.8%41% below
High school or higher186.1%7% below
Household size13.020% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance122.2%247% above
Homes with broadband166.5%28% below
05

Life in Centralhatchee

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars5.1 −75%
Shops17.8 −41%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.8 +17%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.9 +13%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k9
5.1
75% below the median place
Shops per 10k9
17.8
41% below the median place
Public schools11
5
44% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureCentralhatcheeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure544% below
Public school students11County figure2,22055% below
Students per teacher11County figure14.18% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure5.175% below
Shops per 10k9County figure17.841% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9Metro figure4.817% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9Metro figure22.913% above
Child care centers per 10k9Metro figure2.44% above
National Register listings10County figure285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 12.8, 86% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Centralhatchee. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk13
12.8
86% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
27.7
69% below the median place
Annual precipitation12
53.7 in
23% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCentralhatcheeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure90°F3% above
January average low12County figure32°F29% above
Average temperature12County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation12County figure53.7 in23% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure12.886% below
Hurricane risk13County figure56.121% below
Tornado risk13County figure51.836% below
Wildfire risk13County figure51.616% below
Heat wave risk13County figure27.769% below
Median air quality index14Metro figure5323% above
Good air days14Metro figure41.1%40% below
08

Centralhatchee in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 37% of the median income in 2030, up from 35% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,266/mo (2024)$1,630/mo$1,340 to $1,990/mo+4.3%
Median household income$43,698 (2024)$53,500$45,000 to $63,000+3.4%
Median home value$118,800 (2022)$186,000$129,000 to $269,000+5.8%
Population369 (2025)390380 to 410+1.2%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Centralhatchee

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Riverdale, IL$1,231$39,833Compare
Darby, PA$1,308$39,863Compare
Ferguson, MO$1,119$47,524Compare
West Hazleton, PA$1,186$34,118Compare
West Hazleton, PAFerguson, MODarby, PARiverdale, ILCentralhatchee, GACentralhatcheeRiverdaleDarbyFergusonWest HazletonCentralhatcheeRiverdaleDarbyFergusonWest Hazleton

Common questions

Is Centralhatchee a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 7.2% a year while household income rose -2.6%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 166 Georgia places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $29,100 a year left, less than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Georgia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Centralhatchee expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 34.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $118,800.

What salary do you need to live in Centralhatchee?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Centralhatchee?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Riverdale, IL, Darby, PA, Ferguson, MO and West Hazleton, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Centralhatchee with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Centralhatchee itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/centralhatchee-georgia

Citytistics. “Centralhatchee, Georgia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/centralhatchee-georgia/

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