McCaysville vs Mineral Bluff

A side-by-side comparison of McCaysville and Mineral Bluff: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McCaysville has the higher population (1,571 vs 332 in Mineral Bluff). McCaysville has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $109,400 in Mineral Bluff). Since 2019, McCaysville's population has grown faster (+13.2% vs -12.6%).

Population, income & housing

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
Population	1,571	332
Median age	37.3 yrs	21.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,625	—
Median home value	$112,500	$109,400
Median gross rent	$776	—
Housing units	865	133
Homeownership rate	62.1%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
Population	1,388 → 1,571 (+13.2%)	380 → 332 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$28,321 → $45,625 (+61.1%)	—
Median home value	$116,900 → $112,500 (-3.8%)	$220,900 → $109,400 (-50.5%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $776 (+102.6%)	—

McCaysville

Population

1,3881,571

Median household income

$28,321$45,625

Median home value

$116,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$383$776

Mineral Bluff

Population

380332

Median home value

$220,900$109,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
Under 5	5.2%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	7.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	47.6%
25 to 34	15.4%	3.6%
35 to 44	16.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	17.3%	3.9%
55 to 64	7.6%	5.7%
65 to 74	6.3%	10.5%
75 and over	8.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
No high school diploma	18.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.7%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
Drove alone	79.7%	66.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	25.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
1-unit, detached	68.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McCaysville	Mineral Bluff
Poverty rate	19.8%	31.6%
Average household size	1.97	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1963	1972