Appling vs Harlem

A side-by-side comparison of Appling and Harlem: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harlem has the higher population (3,793 vs 751 in Appling). Appling has the higher median household income ($85,592 vs $43,571 in Harlem). Appling has the higher median home value ($403,900 vs $242,700 in Harlem).

Population, income & housing

	Appling	Harlem
Population	751	3,793
Median age	37.0 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,592	$43,571
Median home value	$403,900	$242,700
Median gross rent	$1,159	$492
Housing units	275	1,575
Homeownership rate	75.6%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.3%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Appling	Harlem
Population	921 → 751 (-18.5%)	3,137 → 3,793 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$26,069 → $85,592 (+228.3%)	$56,607 → $43,571 (-23.0%)
Median home value	$170,400 → $403,900 (+137.0%)	$128,600 → $242,700 (+88.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,190 → $1,159 (-2.6%)	$696 → $492 (-29.3%)

Appling

Population

921751

Median household income

$26,069$85,592

Median home value

$170,400$403,900

Median gross rent

$1,190$1,159

Harlem

Population

3,1373,793

Median household income

$56,607$43,571

Median home value

$128,600$242,700

Median gross rent

$696$492

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Appling	Harlem
Under 5	3.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.6%	21.2%
18 to 24	17.7%	3.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	20.9%	18.2%
45 to 54	18.8%	5.5%
55 to 64	2.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	2.0%	12.0%
75 and over	13.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Appling	Harlem
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	58.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	29.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Appling	Harlem
No high school diploma	9.9%	12.2%
High school graduate	20.2%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Appling	Harlem
Drove alone	97.4%	81.1%
Carpooled	2.6%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Appling	Harlem
1-unit, detached	85.1%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Appling	Harlem
Poverty rate	20.0%	8.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1981	1990