Locust Grove vs McDonough

A side-by-side comparison of Locust Grove and McDonough: population, income, housing, and more.

Locust Grove 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 9,931 in Locust Grove). McDonough has the higher median household income ($77,734 vs $72,563 in Locust Grove). McDonough has the higher median home value ($285,800 vs $261,500 in Locust Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Locust Grove	McDonough
Population	9,931	30,056
Median age	35.0 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,563	$77,734
Median home value	$261,500	$285,800
Median gross rent	$1,490	$1,576
Housing units	3,623	10,711
Homeownership rate	82.3%	49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Locust Grove	McDonough
Population	6,954 → 9,931 (+42.8%)	24,852 → 30,056 (+20.9%)
Median household income	$56,932 → $72,563 (+27.5%)	$63,108 → $77,734 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$155,200 → $261,500 (+68.5%)	$164,100 → $285,800 (+74.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,173 → $1,490 (+27.0%)	$1,137 → $1,576 (+38.6%)

Locust Grove

Population

6,9549,931

Median household income

$56,932$72,563

Median home value

$155,200$261,500

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,490

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)

	Locust Grove	McDonough
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	21.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	12.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.1%
35 to 44	20.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	16.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.1%
65 to 74	4.1%	3.9%
75 and over	1.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Locust Grove	McDonough
White (non-Hispanic)	39.3%	13.1%
Black or African American	46.7%	72.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Locust Grove	McDonough
No high school diploma	4.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	32.0%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Locust Grove	McDonough
Drove alone	84.7%	77.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	12.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Locust Grove	McDonough
1-unit, detached	87.9%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	14.9%
20 or more units	5.3%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Locust Grove	McDonough
Poverty rate	16.1%	12.2%
Average household size	3.08	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2004	2006