Carnesville vs Royston

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

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

Royston has the higher population (2,335 vs 717 in Carnesville). Carnesville has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $31,136 in Royston). Royston has the higher median home value ($220,500 vs $158,100 in Carnesville).

Population, income & housing

	Carnesville	Royston
Population	717	2,335
Median age	37.8 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$31,136
Median home value	$158,100	$220,500
Median gross rent	$870	$508
Housing units	248	1,213
Homeownership rate	60.8%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carnesville	Royston
Population	755 → 717 (-5.0%)	2,777 → 2,335 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$39,107 → $65,000 (+66.2%)	$21,125 → $31,136 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $158,100 (+98.9%)	$99,700 → $220,500 (+121.2%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $870 (+32.4%)	$582 → $508 (-12.7%)

Carnesville

Population

755717

Median household income

$39,107$65,000

Median home value

$79,500$158,100

Median gross rent

$657$870

Royston

Population

2,7772,335

Median household income

$21,125$31,136

Median home value

$99,700$220,500

Median gross rent

$582$508

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carnesville	Royston
Under 5	8.4%	3.8%
5 to 17	9.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	21.6%	9.8%
35 to 44	19.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	5.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.2%
75 and over	5.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carnesville	Royston
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	60.9%
Black or African American	9.5%	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carnesville	Royston
No high school diploma	9.4%	22.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carnesville	Royston
Drove alone	90.6%	73.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	0.6%	7.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carnesville	Royston
1-unit, detached	75.4%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	8.9%
20 or more units	1.2%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Carnesville	Royston
Poverty rate	10.3%	26.3%
Average household size	2.85	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1974	1975