College Park vs East Point

A side-by-side comparison of College Park and East Point: population, income, housing, and more.

College Park and East Point are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Point has the higher population (38,233 vs 13,969 in College Park). East Point has the higher median household income ($58,983 vs $48,505 in College Park). College Park has the higher median home value ($314,500 vs $247,500 in East Point).

Population, income & housing

	College Park	East Point
Population	13,969	38,233
Median age	31.3 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,505	$58,983
Median home value	$314,500	$247,500
Median gross rent	$1,131	$1,314
Housing units	7,160	18,799
Homeownership rate	22.1%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	College Park	East Point
Population	14,501 → 13,969 (-3.7%)	34,957 → 38,233 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$35,470 → $48,505 (+36.7%)	$43,453 → $58,983 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$183,700 → $314,500 (+71.2%)	$139,800 → $247,500 (+77.0%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,131 (+27.4%)	$1,035 → $1,314 (+27.0%)

College Park

Population

14,50113,969

Median household income

$35,470$48,505

Median home value

$183,700$314,500

Median gross rent

$888$1,131

East Point

Population

34,95738,233

Median household income

$43,453$58,983

Median home value

$139,800$247,500

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	College Park	East Point
Under 5	6.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	18.0%	17.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	5.8%	6.3%
75 and over	2.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	College Park	East Point
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	10.2%
Black or African American	82.3%	75.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	College Park	East Point
No high school diploma	10.4%	10.4%
High school graduate	31.9%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	College Park	East Point
Drove alone	62.4%	60.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.9%
Public transit	10.3%	9.4%
Walked	4.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	17.0%
Other means	3.7%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	College Park	East Point
1-unit, detached	30.4%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	47.4%	26.5%
20 or more units	11.5%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	College Park	East Point
Poverty rate	20.6%	23.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1972	1970