Bishop vs North High Shoals

A side-by-side comparison of Bishop and North High Shoals: population, income, housing, and more.

Bishop and North High Shoals are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North High Shoals has the higher population (751 vs 484 in Bishop). Bishop has the higher median household income ($133,958 vs $91,667 in North High Shoals). Bishop has the higher median home value ($416,900 vs $376,800 in North High Shoals).

Population, income & housing

	Bishop	North High Shoals
Population	484	751
Median age	35.3 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$133,958	$91,667
Median home value	$416,900	$376,800
Median gross rent	$878	$946
Housing units	163	244
Homeownership rate	89.0%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.3%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bishop	North High Shoals
Population	341 → 484 (+41.9%)	531 → 751 (+41.4%)
Median household income	$106,458 → $133,958 (+25.8%)	$106,250 → $91,667 (-13.7%)
Median home value	$233,100 → $416,900 (+78.9%)	$253,600 → $376,800 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $878 (+12.6%)	$1,063 → $946 (-11.0%)

Bishop

Population

341484

Median household income

$106,458$133,958

Median home value

$233,100$416,900

Median gross rent

$780$878

North High Shoals

Population

531751

Median household income

$106,250$91,667

Median home value

$253,600$376,800

Median gross rent

$1,063$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bishop	North High Shoals
Under 5	5.6%	2.7%
5 to 17	22.1%	21.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	11.9%
25 to 34	18.4%	5.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	17.2%
55 to 64	18.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	5.2%	6.7%
75 and over	2.5%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bishop	North High Shoals
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	72.4%
Black or African American	21.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.6%
Two or more races	5.6%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bishop	North High Shoals
No high school diploma	2.1%	8.5%
High school graduate	20.4%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bishop	North High Shoals
Drove alone	80.9%	66.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	20.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bishop	North High Shoals
1-unit, detached	88.3%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Bishop	North High Shoals
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.8%
Average household size	2.97	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	2006	1989