Lavonia vs Royston

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

Lavonia and Royston 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 2,335 in Royston). Lavonia has the higher median household income ($34,526 vs $31,136 in Royston). Royston has the higher median home value ($220,500 vs $173,600 in Lavonia).

Population, income & housing

	Lavonia	Royston
Population	2,508	2,335
Median age	29.1 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$34,526	$31,136
Median home value	$173,600	$220,500
Median gross rent	$806	$508
Housing units	1,106	1,213
Homeownership rate	55.6%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lavonia	Royston
Population	2,445 → 2,508 (+2.6%)	2,777 → 2,335 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$30,425 → $34,526 (+13.5%)	$21,125 → $31,136 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$112,200 → $173,600 (+54.7%)	$99,700 → $220,500 (+121.2%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $806 (+35.9%)	$582 → $508 (-12.7%)

Lavonia

Population

2,4452,508

Median household income

$30,425$34,526

Median home value

$112,200$173,600

Median gross rent

$593$806

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)

	Lavonia	Royston
Under 5	9.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	27.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	10.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.2%
75 and over	4.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lavonia	Royston
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	60.9%
Black or African American	24.7%	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lavonia	Royston
No high school diploma	17.1%	22.7%
High school graduate	31.9%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lavonia	Royston
Drove alone	78.7%	73.7%
Carpooled	12.4%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	3.5%
Other means	1.2%	7.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lavonia	Royston
1-unit, detached	60.9%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	8.9%
20 or more units	3.3%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	20.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Lavonia	Royston
Poverty rate	31.9%	26.3%
Average household size	2.81	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1975	1975