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Walthourville grades D overall, 179th among Georgia's 258 graded towns. One bright spot: the median household earns $74K. On hazard risk, just 2 of Georgia’s 374 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Walthourville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns.
Where Walthourville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
4,111 counted in 2010 and 3,680 in 2020; an estimated 4,003 in 2025.
The decline has turned around: up 8.8% since 2020, after a 10.5% drop in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Walthourville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 905 in 1980, 3,680 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1918 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walthourville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Walthourville.
Walthourville has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Hinesville and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly hurricanes).
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Georgia towns, with expected losses of about $887 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
2 flood insurance claims have been paid in Walthourville since 1998. Expected losses in Walthourville break down as 78% from hurricanes and 15% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Walthourville after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gods Heritage Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 54 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Walthourville has 217 jobs for its 1,282 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Commuting out is the norm in Walthourville: 1% of working residents work locally. The average commute for Walthourville comes to 30 minutes, where Georgia’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs in Walthourville grew by 36 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 217. The top destinations are Hinesville (19%), Savannah (15%) and Pooler (4%).
| Walthourville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Walthourville who get no exercise outside work: 30%. The town does better than the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Among adults locally, 25% worry about having enough food and 42% sleep under 7 hours.
| Walthourville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Walthourville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14.1% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Walthourville, the typical July afternoon high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The trail density for Walthourville comes to 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Georgia’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. 0.4 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.
| Walthourville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hillary Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 2. Johnnie Frasier Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.6 years of the Hinesville metro’s $62K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 83% of Georgia towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
For households in Walthourville, the share who live in a home they own is 47%. A home in Walthourville typically sold within 104 days of listing. Bidding over the asking price: 29% of homes sold locally.
| Walthourville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,077 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Walthourville; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Walthourville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia.
Where Walthourville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Georgia, United States
Walthourville () is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. When it was incorporated in 1974, it had a government entirely composed of women; and in 1978 it elected Carrie Kent, the first African-American woman mayor in Georgia history. Walthourville is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The population was 3,680 at the 2020 Census.
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2 towns share a border with Walthourville.
| Town | GA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walthourville | #179 | D | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Hinesville | #246 | D− | C− | D | C+ | C+ |
| Allenhurst | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Walthourville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Allenhurst isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Walthourville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Walthourville grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #179 of 258 in Georgia. It grades C for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $159,000, 52% below the Georgia typical home.
