Avalon, Georgia
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Avalon · Stephens County, Georgia
Population 343 (est. 2026: ~300)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -8.45% annual growth projection

Avalon, Georgia

Stephens County, Georgia · Population 233

Avalon sits in the northeastern corner of Georgia, tucked into Stephens County about two hours northeast of Atlanta. It is a small incorporated town — fewer than 300 residents — surrounded by the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge. The county seat, Toccoa, handles most of the commerce and services for this part of the state. Avalon is the kind of place where people have deep roots: a median age of 47.3 years, a labor force that works and stays, and a housing stock that tilts almost evenly between owners and renters. It is not a suburb, not a resort, and not a bedroom community in any conventional sense. It is simply a small Georgia town that functions as part of the broader Toccoa-Stephens County orbit.

People & Demographics

The 2022 American Community Survey put Avalon's population at 285. The median age of 47.3 is notably higher than Georgia's statewide median, reflecting a community that skews older with relatively few young families. Children under 18 account for just 36 residents. The town has 111 households, 65 of which are family households, with an average household size of 2.57.

Racially, Avalon is predominantly white (260 residents), with 9 Black residents and 21 Hispanic or Latino residents. There are no Asian residents recorded in this dataset. Stephens County as a whole counts 26,784 people, meaning Avalon holds roughly 1 percent of the county's total population.

Economy & Employment

Median household income in Avalon is $43,906, and per capita income sits at $25,702. Both figures fall below Georgia's statewide median household income, placing Avalon in the lower-income tier of communities in the region. Fifty residents — roughly 17.5 percent of the population — live below the federal poverty line, a rate that warrants attention in a town this size.

The labor force counts 115 workers, with zero reported unemployed at the time of the survey. That number should be read carefully: it reflects survey methodology in a small population, not necessarily a robust local job market. Most employment is almost certainly in Toccoa, which anchors the county economy with manufacturing, healthcare, and retail.

Housing

Avalon has 127 total housing units, of which 111 are occupied and 16 are vacant — a vacancy rate of about 12.6 percent, which is moderate for a rural Georgia town. The split between owner-occupied (56 units) and renter-occupied (55 units) is nearly even, which is unusual; most comparably sized towns lean heavily toward ownership.

The median home value is $158,300. Median gross rent is $814 per month. Both figures reflect affordability relative to the Atlanta metro or coastal Georgia markets, though they are consistent with rural northeast Georgia pricing. For a household earning the local median income, the rent-to-income ratio is manageable but not generous.

Schools

Avalon students attend Stephens County public schools, which serve the entire county. The district operates a grade-banded structure rather than traditional K-12 campuses:

All campuses are in or near Toccoa. The high school, with 1,142 students, is the largest single campus in the district and serves the entire county population.

Getting Around

Avalon is car-dependent. Of 115 workers, 79 drive alone and 36 carpool. Zero workers report using public transit, walking, or working from home. The aggregate travel time for all workers is 2,410 minutes, which works out to an average one-way commute of roughly 21 minutes — consistent with driving to Toccoa or nearby employment centers. There is no local transit service.

Healthcare

Stephens County Hospital serves this area, located in Toccoa. The hospital is the primary acute care facility for the county. Specific ratings and emergency service details were not available in the dataset used here.

For a searchable list of individual healthcare providers registered in Avalon with the National Provider Identifier registry, the CMS NPI database can be queried directly: NPI Registry — Avalon, GA.

Library

The Toccoa-Stephens County Public Library is the nearest public library, located 3.0 miles from Avalon. It serves the entire county and can be reached at (706) 886-6082. As part of the Georgia Public Library Service network, it provides access to physical collections, digital resources, and programming for all ages.

Natural Hazards

Stephens County has a long and active federal disaster declaration history — 15 declarations since 1993. Northeast Georgia is not immune to major weather events, and the record shows it:

The pattern is clear: this part of Georgia faces meaningful risk from both tropical systems that push inland and severe winter weather events. Flooding and wind damage from named storms are not rare occurrences here.

Government & Municipal Code

Avalon's municipal code is published through Municode and accessible at library.municode.com/ga/avalon-town-georgia. The town does not have a locally adopted building code on record in this dataset.

Weather

Current forecasts and conditions for the Avalon area are available through the National Weather Service: NWS Forecast for Avalon, GA.

Active weather alerts for the area: NWS Alerts.

The nearest official weather observation station is Eastanollee 1.8 W, located approximately 2.2 miles from town.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)