Houston County, Georgia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 5,635 returns moved into Houston County and 5,230 moved out, a net gain of 405 returns, or 6.1 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Arriving returns listed 1.95 people each, the 9th-largest average among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. The largest single source, Bibb County, supplied 13% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 42% of arrivals, below the 45% median of these 285 counties. Moves in and out together equal 16.2% of Houston’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Bibb543719+176
Peach473404−69
Fulton105106+1
Gwinnett73102+29
Cobb6694+28
Pulaski9361−32
DeKalb7371−2
Henry7964−15
Crawford7367−6
Macon5368+15
Laurens4375+32
Crisp4966+17

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 45 counties sent 20 or more returns each (54% of arrivals from within the US) and 44 received 20 or more (54% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 86% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was San Diego, CA, 1,917 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Clayton	61	121	87
Sumter	61	123	43
Bleckley	46	74	19
Dooly	45	86	23
Dougherty	44	84	72
Hillsborough, FL	43	92	325
Baldwin	42	83	48
Chatham	42	69	154
Lowndes	42	89	115
Miami-Dade, FL	41	83	510
Broward, FL	40	72	473
Muscogee	40	65	71
Duval, FL	37	73	189
Dodge	36	71	35
Jones	36	66	39
Twiggs	35	74	20
Columbia	32	57	111
Monroe	32	60	42
Taylor	31	55	35
San Diego, CA	30	56	1,917

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Chatham	56	79	154
Dooly	53	114	23
Jones	53	99	39
Bleckley	51	120	19
Muscogee	45	89	71
Hillsborough, FL	44	78	325
Twiggs	44	89	20
Cherokee	42	69	132
Monroe	42	95	42
Sumter	33	60	43
Bay, FL	32	64	194
Bexar, TX	32	57	904
El Paso, CO	31	81	1,248
Duval, FL	31	47	189
Lowndes	31	57	115
Okaloosa, FL	30	55	214
Clayton	30	55	87
Dodge	30	48	35
Brevard, FL	29	53	337
Taylor	27	54	35

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Houston shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2021–22 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +10.8 in 2019–20, +12.6 in 2020–21, +13.5 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$51,160 Arriving
$55,920 Leaving
$70,912 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.