Hartwell vs Reed Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Hartwell and Reed Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hartwell has the higher population (4,523 vs 2,672 in Reed Creek). Reed Creek has the higher median household income ($74,490 vs $46,729 in Hartwell). Reed Creek has the higher median home value ($258,800 vs $158,400 in Hartwell).

Population, income & housing

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
Population	4,523	2,672
Median age	42.6 yrs	60.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,729	$74,490
Median home value	$158,400	$258,800
Median gross rent	$699	$1,560
Housing units	2,204	2,200
Homeownership rate	55.0%	93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
Population	4,356 → 4,523 (+3.8%)	2,155 → 2,672 (+24.0%)
Median household income	$29,593 → $46,729 (+57.9%)	$63,167 → $74,490 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$89,700 → $158,400 (+76.6%)	$281,800 → $258,800 (-8.2%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $699 (-6.0%)	$1,078 → $1,560 (+44.7%)

Hartwell

Population

4,3564,523

Median household income

$29,593$46,729

Median home value

$89,700$158,400

Median gross rent

$744$699

Reed Creek

Population

2,1552,672

Median household income

$63,167$74,490

Median home value

$281,800$258,800

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
Under 5	3.4%	1.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	5.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	4.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	5.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	24.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	22.5%
75 and over	10.5%	18.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	40.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
No high school diploma	19.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	36.5%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
Drove alone	81.4%	79.8%
Carpooled	10.6%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	15.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
1-unit, detached	69.9%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	Hartwell	Reed Creek
Poverty rate	13.5%	9.8%
Average household size	2.24	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	26	43
Median year structure built	1970	1991