Moving to Mount Airy, Georgia

Population: 604. Estimated population in July 2024: 665 (+10.1% change)
Males: 310 (51.3%), Females: 294 (48.7%)

Habersham County

Zip code: 30563

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $42,813
Median house value: $99,300

Population by Race

Races in Mount Airy:

• White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
• Hispanic (2.6%)
• Black (2.3%)
• Other Asian (1.8%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• Other race (1.0%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (13.9%), English (10.4%), Irish (9.6%), German (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Dutch (1.8%).

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Airy

• High school or higher: 74.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
• Unemployed: 7.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Airy town

• Never married: 21.5%
• Now married: 57.7%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 13.7%

4.3% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 1.2% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+10.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Airy:

• HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; DEMOREST, GA)
• STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; TOCCOA, GA)
• BANKS-JACKSON-COMMERCE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COMMERCE, GA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Airy:

• ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 43 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
• ANDERSON RGNL (about 56 miles; ANDERSON, SC; Abbreviation: AND)
• DONALDSON CENTER (about 81 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Airy:

• HABERSHAM COUNTY (about 4 miles; CORNELIA, GA; Abbreviation: AJR)
• TOCCOA RG LETOURNEAU FIELD (about 17 miles; TOCCOA, GA; Abbreviation: TOC)
• JACKSON COUNTY (about 25 miles; JEFFERSON, GA; Abbreviation: 19A)

Amtrak station near Mount Airy:

• 13 miles: TOCCOA (47 N. ALEXANDER ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Airy:

• NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,119)
• GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,181)
• UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 41 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
• GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
• TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
• WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
• CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)

Schools

Public high school in Mount Airy:

• HABERSHAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,662; Location: 171 RAIDER CIRCLE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Mount Airy:

• CENTRAL HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN (Students: 177; Location: 2664 HWY 197 S; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Mount Airy:

• HAZEL GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 6390 DICKS HILL PARKWAY; Grades: KG – 05)