Pearson vs Willacoochee

A side-by-side comparison of Pearson and Willacoochee: population, income, housing, and more.

Pearson and Willacoochee are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pearson has the higher population (1,978 vs 1,430 in Willacoochee). Willacoochee has the higher median household income ($37,292 vs $30,815 in Pearson). Pearson has the higher median home value ($64,700 vs $55,100 in Willacoochee).

Population, income & housing

	Pearson	Willacoochee
Population	1,978	1,430
Median age	33.1 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$30,815	$37,292
Median home value	$64,700	$55,100
Median gross rent	$753	$583
Housing units	887	717
Homeownership rate	51.6%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pearson	Willacoochee
Population	2,071 → 1,978 (-4.5%)	1,422 → 1,430 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$31,929 → $30,815 (-3.5%)	$26,982 → $37,292 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $64,700 (+4.9%)	$40,000 → $55,100 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $753 (+47.6%)	$280 → $583 (+108.2%)

Pearson

Population

2,0711,978

Median household income

$31,929$30,815

Median home value

$61,700$64,700

Median gross rent

$510$753

Willacoochee

Population

1,4221,430

Median household income

$26,982$37,292

Median home value

$40,000$55,100

Median gross rent

$280$583

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pearson	Willacoochee
Under 5	9.4%	9.3%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	17.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.2%	6.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	19.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.1%
75 and over	3.7%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pearson	Willacoochee
White (non-Hispanic)	20.3%	56.6%
Black or African American	25.4%	34.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	52.0%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pearson	Willacoochee
No high school diploma	34.0%	15.9%
High school graduate	44.3%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pearson	Willacoochee
Drove alone	69.2%	92.4%
Carpooled	24.8%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pearson	Willacoochee
1-unit, detached	45.8%	35.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.3%	48.5%

Poverty & households

	Pearson	Willacoochee
Poverty rate	38.2%	18.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1981	1988