Carlton vs Colbert

A side-by-side comparison of Carlton and Colbert: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colbert has the higher population (667 vs 329 in Carlton). Colbert has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $199,000 in Carlton). Since 2019, Colbert's population has grown faster (+14.4% vs -25.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Colbert
Population	329	667
Median age	33.1 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,167
Median home value	$199,000	$215,400
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,158
Housing units	138	241
Homeownership rate	72.8%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	23.6%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Colbert
Population	440 → 329 (-25.2%)	583 → 667 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$39,773 → $43,409 (+9.1%)	$44,861 → $54,167 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$153,500 → $199,000 (+29.6%)	$121,400 → $215,400 (+77.4%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $1,250 (+80.9%)	$913 → $1,158 (+26.8%)

Carlton

Population

440329

Median household income

$39,773$43,409

Median home value

$153,500$199,000

Median gross rent

$691$1,250

Colbert

Population

583667

Median household income

$44,861$54,167

Median home value

$121,400$215,400

Median gross rent

$913$1,158

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlton	Colbert
Under 5	8.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	9.1%	24.1%
18 to 24	2.4%	3.7%
25 to 34	34.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	6.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.9%	6.1%
55 to 64	14.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	14.7%
75 and over	3.0%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Colbert
White (non-Hispanic)	49.2%	65.1%
Black or African American	45.6%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Colbert
No high school diploma	22.0%	19.3%
High school graduate	48.1%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	14.4%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Colbert
Drove alone	87.5%	68.1%
Carpooled	11.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	24.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Colbert
1-unit, detached	92.0%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Colbert
Poverty rate	7.0%	24.9%
Average household size	3.19	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	33	17
Median year structure built	1973	1981