Heron Bay vs McDonough

A side-by-side comparison of Heron Bay and McDonough: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McDonough has the higher population (30,056 vs 4,561 in Heron Bay). Heron Bay has the higher median household income ($120,735 vs $77,734 in McDonough). Heron Bay has the higher median home value ($353,800 vs $285,800 in McDonough).

Population, income & housing

	Heron Bay	McDonough
Population	4,561	30,056
Median age	36.4 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$120,735	$77,734
Median home value	$353,800	$285,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,576
Housing units	1,599	10,711
Homeownership rate	93.9%	49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heron Bay	McDonough
Population	3,130 → 4,561 (+45.7%)	24,852 → 30,056 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$109,091 → $120,735 (+10.7%)	$63,108 → $77,734 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$207,500 → $353,800 (+70.5%)	$164,100 → $285,800 (+74.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,137 → $1,576 (+38.6%)

Heron Bay

Population

3,1304,561

Median household income

$109,091$120,735

Median home value

$207,500$353,800

McDonough

Population

24,85230,056

Median household income

$63,108$77,734

Median home value

$164,100$285,800

Median gross rent

$1,137$1,576

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heron Bay	McDonough
Under 5	6.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	21.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	3.9%
75 and over	4.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heron Bay	McDonough
White (non-Hispanic)	22.4%	13.1%
Black or African American	65.3%	72.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heron Bay	McDonough
No high school diploma	6.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	16.9%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heron Bay	McDonough
Drove alone	55.8%	77.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.9%
Public transit	8.6%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.9%	12.9%
Other means	2.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heron Bay	McDonough
1-unit, detached	95.6%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Heron Bay	McDonough
Poverty rate	1.2%	12.2%
Average household size	3.12	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	50	32
Median year structure built	2006	2006