Bogart Authority

Bogart is a upper-middle-income small town of 1,403.

Population 1,403

Source: Census ACS 2023

Bogart, Georgia

Clarke County, Georgia · Population 1,326

Bogart sits at the western edge of Clarke County, tucked between the sprawl of Athens and the quieter stretches of Oconee County. It is a small town by any measure — just over 1,300 residents — but it occupies meaningful geography. The University of Georgia is minutes away in Athens, and that proximity shapes everything from the education level of residents to home values to who moves here. Bogart functions less as a self-contained community and more as a residential anchor: a place people choose deliberately for its scale, its schools, and its position between two counties without being consumed by either.

People & Demographics

Bogart's ACS 2022 population of 1,276 skews slightly older than a typical college-adjacent town. The median age is 38.4 — older than what the Athens-Clarke County metro typically produces. Of 496 households, 360 are family households, and the average household size is 2.57. There are 302 children under 18 living in town, a meaningful share for a community this size.

The population is predominantly white (1,035), with Asian residents (68), Black residents (39), and a Hispanic or Latino population of 34. Clarke County as a whole, anchored by Athens and UGA, is considerably more diverse, with a county population of 128,671.

Economy & Employment

Bogart's median household income of $83,333 places it well above both the Clarke County median and Georgia's statewide median, which typically runs in the low-to-mid $60,000s. Per capita income sits at $38,218. Only 50 residents fall below the poverty line — a remarkably low figure that reflects the town's relatively stable, owner-occupied character.

Of 657 labor force participants, just 8 are unemployed. Most residents commute out — likely toward Athens, the University of Georgia, or the broader northeast Georgia employment corridor. Bogart itself has limited in-town commercial or industrial employment, making it functionally a bedroom community for the Athens metro.

Housing

The housing stock is modest in size but not in price. The median home value is $235,300, with a median rent of $996 per month. Of 538 total housing units, 496 are occupied and 42 are vacant — a vacancy rate just under 8 percent. Owner-occupied units dominate: 391 of the 496 occupied units are owner-occupied, compared to 105 renter-occupied. That 79 percent ownership rate is high and reflects the town's draw as a stable, family-oriented residential community rather than a transient rental market.

Schools

Students in Bogart are served by Oconee County Schools, drawing on a cluster of well-enrolled campuses:

• Rocky Branch Elementary School — Grades PreK–5, 595 students

• Malcom Bridge Elementary School — Grades K–5, 401 students

• Cleveland Road Elementary School — Grades PreK–5, 284 students

• Malcom Bridge Middle School — Grades 6–8, 1,074 students

• North Oconee High School — Grades 9–12, 1,479 students

North Oconee High School's enrollment of nearly 1,500 students reflects a broader Oconee County district serving a growing population across the western Athens suburbs. These are not Bogart-only schools — they draw from across Oconee County — but they are the schools Bogart students attend.

Getting Around

Bogart is a car-required town. Of 649 workers, 527 drive alone and 60 carpool. Zero residents commute by public transit or on foot, and 62 work from home. The aggregate travel time for all workers is 14,025 minutes, which works out to an average one-way commute of roughly 21.6 minutes — consistent with a short hop into Athens or to points along the US-78/US-29 corridor.

Healthcare

Two major hospitals serve the Athens region and are accessible from Bogart:

• St. Mary's Hospital, Athens

• Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens

Both are within a short drive east along the US-29/78 corridor. For a directory of individual healthcare providers with Bogart addresses, the CMS NPI Registry can be searched directly: NPI Provider Search — Bogart, GA

Library

The Bogart Branch Library serves residents locally. Contact: (770) 725-9443. It is part of the Athens Regional Library System, which also maintains larger branches in Athens proper.

Parks & Recreation

The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service, is the closest designated NPS unit in the region. The Island Ford Visitor Center is approximately 46.8 miles from Bogart, making it a day-trip destination rather than a neighborhood amenity. Closer to home, the Oconee County greenway and trail network and the North Oconee River corridor provide outdoor access without the drive.

Natural Hazards

Clarke County has a long FEMA disaster declaration history that illustrates the range of risks facing northeast Georgia:

• Tornadoes and severe storms — declarations dating to 1973 confirm that the region sits within Georgia's tornado corridor

• Severe winter storms — declarations in 1977, 2000, 2014, and again in January 2026 reflect recurring ice and snow events that hit this part of Georgia harder than the coast

• Hurricanes — Irma (2017), Michael (2018), and Helene (2024) all reached inland far enough to trigger emergency declarations in Clarke County

• COVID-19 — dual declarations in March 2020 followed by a major disaster declaration

• Hurricane Katrina evacuation (2005) — Clarke County received emergency designation as a receiving area for evacuees

The 2024 Hurricane Helene declaration is a recent reminder that inland Georgia is not immune to tropical system impacts, particularly wind and flooding.

Government & Municipal Code

Bogart's municipal code is published through Municode and accessible at library.municode.com/ga/bogart. The town does not currently have a locally adopted building code on record in the Municode database.

Weather

The nearest official weather station is Athens 3.8 WNW, approximately 3.4 miles from Bogart. Current forecast: NWS Forecast for Bogart, GA. Active weather alerts for the area: NWS Alerts.

Northeast Georgia sees cold winters capable of significant ice accumulation, hot and humid summers, and vulnerability to remnant tropical systems in late summer and fall — all reflected in the FEMA declaration history above.

References

• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 5-Year Estimates — Tables B01001, B01002, B02001, B03001, B09001, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25001, B25002, B25003, B10064, B25010, B25077, B08006, B08013

• National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022

• FEMA Disaster Declarations — Clarke County, Georgia

• CMS Hospital Compare — St. Mary's Hospital; Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center

• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) — Bogart Branch Library

• National Park Service — Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

• CMS NPI Registry — Bogart, GA provider search

• National Weather Service — Athens, GA forecast office

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