Charlton County, Georgia
6 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,818
- Median household income
- $61,276
- ±14,832
- Unemployed
- 14.0%
- 821 of 5,883 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.3%
- 3,680 of 4,215 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Charlton | 12,766 (2021) | 68 Kingsland Dr, Folkston | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Folkston | 4,408 (2021) | 541 First St, Folkston | Website |
| City of Homeland | 918 (2021) | 401 Pennsylvania Ave, Homeland | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton-Folkston-Homeland Airport Auth | Air transportation | 68 Kingsland Dr, Folkston | — |
| Charlton Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 188, Folkston | — |
| Southeast Georgia Consolidated Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 7394, Saint Marys | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Charlton County
School district4 schools
37 Touchdown Lane, Folkston, GA, 31537
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Baker County Farmers' Market, Inc. (160 West Blvd. Beside Football Stadium Macclenny)
St. Marys Community Market (St Marys)
Downtown Fernandina Beach Market Place (1 North 7th Street Fernandina Beach) · Fernandina Beach Market Place (Fernandina Beach)
Way Green Local Fare Market (Waycross)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.