Jersey, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Jersey · Walton County, Georgia
Population 146 (est. 2026: ~200)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 1.37% annual growth projection

Jersey, Georgia

Walton County, Georgia · Population 146

Jersey sits in western Walton County, a small incorporated place tucked into the Georgia Piedmont roughly midway between Monroe and the Atlanta metro fringe. With a population of 164 by the most recent count, it is one of the smallest municipalities in the county — a place where neighbors know each other, where the nearest grocery run is a county-road drive, and where housing costs still sit below what Atlanta's sprawl has done to communities closer to the interstate. Walton County itself holds nearly 97,000 people, making Jersey home to less than two-tenths of a percent of the county's residents.

People & Demographics

Jersey's 164 residents live in 59 households, with an average household size of 2.78 — slightly above typical Georgia figures. Fifty of those residents are children under 18, meaning children make up roughly a third of the population, a notably high share. The median age of 30.8 skews young, reflecting those family-heavy households. There are 34 family households among the 59 total.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Jersey is $36,736, well below Georgia's statewide median, which typically runs in the mid-$60,000s. Per capita income stands at $20,735. Ten residents fall below the federal poverty line. Of the 60 people in the labor force, none are recorded as unemployed — a figure that reflects the small sample size rather than a booming local job market. Most working residents commute out of Jersey entirely; the town itself has minimal commercial employment.

Housing

Jersey has 63 total housing units, 59 of which are occupied, leaving just 4 vacant. Owner-occupied units number 34; 25 households rent. The median home value is $252,900 — a figure that reflects the broader upward pressure on Walton County real estate as buyers priced out of metro Atlanta have moved eastward along the I-20 corridor. Median rent is $883 per month, modest by regional standards but meaningful against the local income figures. The homeownership rate sits at roughly 58% of occupied units.

Schools

Jersey students are served by Walton County public schools. The main pathway runs through:

Monroe Area High School is the county's primary high school and serves the broader Monroe area, of which Jersey is a part. All enrollment figures are from NCES CCD 2022.

Getting Around

Jersey is car-dependent without exception. Of the 60 workers counted, 54 drove alone to work and 6 carpooled. Zero residents used public transit, walked, or worked from home. The aggregate travel time for all workers combined is 1,490 minutes, which works out to roughly 25 minutes per commute one-way — consistent with a drive to Monroe or toward the Gwinnett County line. There is no local transit service.

Healthcare

The primary hospital serving Walton County is Piedmont Walton Hospital in Monroe. Ridgeview Institute Monroe, also in Monroe, provides behavioral health services. Both are accessible via the county road network from Jersey. For provider-level searches, the CMS NPI Registry allows lookups for Jersey, GA providers directly.

Library

The Monroe-Walton County Library is the closest public library to Jersey, approximately 2.3 miles away. It can be reached at (770) 267-4630 and serves the full county through the Public Library Service of Georgia system.

Parks & Recreation

The nearest major federal recreation area is the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service that stretches along the Chattahoochee River corridor. The Island Ford Visitor Center is approximately 36.6 miles from Jersey. Further afield but accessible from a day trip is Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, with its visitor center approximately 37.5 miles away. Both are NPS-managed sites with no admission fee.

Natural Hazards

Walton County has a long and varied FEMA disaster declaration history that Jersey residents share. The record runs back to 1973:

The pattern is clear: Walton County is vulnerable to winter storms, tropical systems that track inland from the Gulf and Atlantic, and severe convective weather. Tornadoes are a documented threat. Residents should maintain preparedness for both ice events and wind events.

Government & Municipal Code

Jersey operates as an incorporated city in Walton County. Its municipal code is published through Municode and is publicly accessible at library.municode.com/ga/jersey-city-georgia. Jersey does not have a local building code on record through Municode.

Weather

Current forecasts for Jersey are available through the National Weather Service at forecast.weather.gov. Active alerts can be monitored at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest weather observation station is Monroe 1.8 ENE, approximately 0.6 miles from Jersey.

References

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