Population & age
- Total population
- 17,704
- Median age
- 36.4
Jackson County · Population 17,704
Braselton, GA (ZIP 30517) sits in Jackson County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 19.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $23,950. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $111,091, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,463 per worker, roughly 23% below the US average. FEMA has issued 21 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1966 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 55.6" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. 32.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Georgia levies a flat state income tax (top rate 5.39%); a household at the local median AGI of $111,091 would pay roughly $3,593/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 4,487 residents (2,107 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $104,314, fair market rent of $1,850 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $443,534, down 0.9% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,550
/month
1 Bed
$1,660
/month
2 Bed
$1,850
/month
3 Bed
$2,300
/month
4 Bed
$2,830
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$443,534
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-0.9%
vs. March 2025
+36.7%
vs. March 2021
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
11,483
Across 9,265 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $2.58B.
Single-family
9,133
80% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
2,350
20% of total units
Single-family value
$2.21B
construction value
Multifamily value
$372.4M
construction value
Aggregated from 4 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
8,670
Average AGI
$111,091
Avg property tax
$942
EITC participation
13.5%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$1,586
Avg charitable contribution
$2,612
Avg capital gains
$5,534
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $963.2M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
484
Total employment
12,269
Annual payroll
$596.1M
Average annual pay
$48,585
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$50,463
Average weekly wage
$970
Total employment
45,812
Total establishments
2,142
That is roughly 23% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
2.9%
That is 1.1 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
44,736
Employed
43,425
Unemployed
1,311
Based on Jackson County, GA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
4
Typical banking access
A standard suburban / mid-density branch count for this area.
Total deposits
$329.7M
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
4
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Athens-Clarke County, GA
Reporting agencies
15
Largest: Athens-Clarke County Unified Government
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Public EV charging stations
8
Established EV charging
Multiple public charging stations across the ZIP — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas with active EV adoption.
Level 2 ports
18
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Other
1
Biodiesel, E85, LNG, RD
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 branch
Avg hours / week
41.9
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
6,100
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federally Declared Disasters
21
Date Range
1966–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 24, 2026 (DR-3642)
Incident period: January 22, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
6
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
20
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
7
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
59.9°F
49.2° – 70.5°
Annual precipitation
55.6"
Annual snowfall
1.6"
Heating · cooling days
3,262.2 · 1,418.2
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: GAINESVILLE, GA US, 12.3 miles from the centroid of Braselton, GA (ZIP 30517)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,049
That is roughly 849 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.4
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.6
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
13.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
56
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,631
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.9
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
45%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
50%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Jackson data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
32.8% of Jackson County, GA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.08
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.81
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.51
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 9.3% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Jackson County, GA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 95 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 699 reports
Homicide
8
Robbery
2
Burglary
66
Vehicle theft
36
County-level data for Barrow (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+4,487 people
+2,107 households • +$208.4M net AGI flow
Moved in
5,392households
10,702 people • $420.4M AGI
Moved out
3,285households
6,215 people • $212.0M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $77,974 versus departing households' $64,537.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 30517. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
5.39%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
7.49%
State 4.00% · avg local 3.49%
Property tax (effective)
1.09%
Median $1,221/year
Tax burden rank
9 of 50
9.00% of personal income
For ZIP 30517: At this ZIP's median AGI of $111,091, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $3,593 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $443,534, that works out to roughly $4,818/year in property tax.
Program
No program
No program
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Nearby ZIPs by distance
30548 (Hoschton, 3.4 mi) · 30575 (Talmo, 7.2 mi) · 30542 (Flowery Branch, 7.3 mi) · 30567 (Pendergrass, 7.7 mi) · 30011 (Auburn, 8 mi) · 30519 (Buford, 9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
31.7%
Tracks close to the 33.0% national rate.
33.0%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
19.9%
2.1pp below the 22.0% national rate.
77.2%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
11.5%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
10.7%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges in this area
9
Median in-state tuition
$23,950
Median earnings (10 yr)
$46,700
Dahlonega, GA · 30597
Gainesville, GA · 30507
Clarkesville, GA · 30523
Demorest, GA · 30535
Gainesville, GA · 30501
Toccoa Falls, GA · 30598
Young Harris, GA · 30582
Cleveland, GA · 30528
Gainesville, GA · 30504
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Braselton, GA (ZIP 30517) sits in Jackson County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 19.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $23,950. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $111,091, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,463 per worker, roughly 23% below the US average. FEMA has issued 21 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1966 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 55.6" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. 32.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Georgia levies a flat state income tax (top rate 5.39%); a household at the local median AGI of $111,091 would pay roughly $3,593/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 4,487 residents (2,107 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $104,314, fair market rent of $1,850 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $443,534, down 0.9% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 19.9%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
31.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
19.9%, which is 2.1 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
33.0%, which is 1.0 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
17,704 people live in ZIP 30517, with a median age of 36.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$104,314 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 30517, 85.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 14.5% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 30517, 13.6% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.8% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
5.9% of the population in ZIP 30517 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
97.3% of households in ZIP 30517 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 30517 is $443,534, down 0.9% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 0.9% over the past year and up 36.7% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 30517 (Braselton, GA) is $111,091 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 30517 report an average of $942 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
10.4% of tax returns from ZIP 30517 (Braselton, GA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 484 business establishments operated in ZIP 30517 employing 12,269 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 30517 is $48,585, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 30517 ranks in the 26th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 30517, ranking in the 50th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 21 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 30517 between 1966–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 30517, accounting for 6 of 21 declarations (29%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 30517 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3642) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
9 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 30517 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of North Georgia, Lanier Technical College, and North Georgia Technical College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 9 nearby institutions is $23,950 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $46,700 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 30517 has an average annual temperature of 59.9°F and 55.6" of annual precipitation based on the GAINESVILLE, GA US weather station 12.3 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 30517 is part of the Athens-Clarke County, GA urbanized area, primarily served by Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Georgia has a flat income tax with a top rate of 5.39%. Households at the local median AGI of $111,091 would pay roughly $3,593 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 7.49% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Georgia has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (9 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (21 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (21 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Nearby ZIPs by distance
30548 (Hoschton, 3.4 mi) · 30575 (Talmo, 7.2 mi) · 30542 (Flowery Branch, 7.3 mi) · 30567 (Pendergrass, 7.7 mi) · 30011 (Auburn, 8 mi) · 30519 (Buford, 9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
26th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 8 census tracts, population 17,195
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
66
Limited English Speakers
480
Persons with Disability
1,527
Without HS Diploma
932
Without Health Insurance
1,813
Adults Age 65+
2,378
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.