Colbert vs Comer

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

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

Comer has the higher population (1,928 vs 667 in Colbert). Colbert has the higher median household income ($54,167 vs $45,284 in Comer). Colbert has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $185,900 in Comer).

Population, income & housing

	Colbert	Comer
Population	667	1,928
Median age	38.0 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,167	$45,284
Median home value	$215,400	$185,900
Median gross rent	$1,158	$881
Housing units	241	711
Homeownership rate	62.5%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colbert	Comer
Population	583 → 667 (+14.4%)	1,271 → 1,928 (+51.7%)
Median household income	$44,861 → $54,167 (+20.7%)	$52,292 → $45,284 (-13.4%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $215,400 (+77.4%)	$151,900 → $185,900 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$913 → $1,158 (+26.8%)	$823 → $881 (+7.0%)

Colbert

Population

583667

Median household income

$44,861$54,167

Median home value

$121,400$215,400

Median gross rent

$913$1,158

Comer

Population

1,2711,928

Median household income

$52,292$45,284

Median home value

$151,900$185,900

Median gross rent

$823$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colbert	Comer
Under 5	7.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	24.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	7.8%	7.6%
65 to 74	14.7%	3.9%
75 and over	12.9%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colbert	Comer
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	62.6%
Black or African American	3.6%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	7.6%
Two or more races	0.4%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colbert	Comer
No high school diploma	19.3%	16.4%
High school graduate	21.7%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	28.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colbert	Comer
Drove alone	68.1%	70.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	14.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	24.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colbert	Comer
1-unit, detached	83.0%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Colbert	Comer
Poverty rate	24.9%	25.6%
Average household size	2.86	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1981	1989