Carnesville vs Lavonia

A side-by-side comparison of Carnesville and Lavonia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lavonia has the higher population (2,508 vs 717 in Carnesville). Carnesville has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $34,526 in Lavonia). Lavonia has the higher median home value ($173,600 vs $158,100 in Carnesville).

Population, income & housing

	Carnesville	Lavonia
Population	717	2,508
Median age	37.8 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$34,526
Median home value	$158,100	$173,600
Median gross rent	$870	$806
Housing units	248	1,106
Homeownership rate	60.8%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carnesville	Lavonia
Population	755 → 717 (-5.0%)	2,445 → 2,508 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$39,107 → $65,000 (+66.2%)	$30,425 → $34,526 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $158,100 (+98.9%)	$112,200 → $173,600 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $870 (+32.4%)	$593 → $806 (+35.9%)

Carnesville

Population

755717

Median household income

$39,107$65,000

Median home value

$79,500$158,100

Median gross rent

$657$870

Lavonia

Population

2,4452,508

Median household income

$30,425$34,526

Median home value

$112,200$173,600

Median gross rent

$593$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carnesville	Lavonia
Under 5	8.4%	9.5%
5 to 17	9.8%	27.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	21.6%	13.6%
35 to 44	19.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	5.9%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.1%
75 and over	5.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carnesville	Lavonia
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	58.9%
Black or African American	9.5%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carnesville	Lavonia
No high school diploma	9.4%	17.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carnesville	Lavonia
Drove alone	90.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carnesville	Lavonia
1-unit, detached	75.4%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	7.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Carnesville	Lavonia
Poverty rate	10.3%	31.9%
Average household size	2.85	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1974	1975