Bishop vs Watkinsville

A side-by-side comparison of Bishop and Watkinsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watkinsville has the higher population (3,151 vs 484 in Bishop). Bishop has the higher median household income ($133,958 vs $88,969 in Watkinsville). Bishop has the higher median home value ($416,900 vs $337,700 in Watkinsville).

Population, income & housing

	Bishop	Watkinsville
Population	484	3,151
Median age	35.3 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$133,958	$88,969
Median home value	$416,900	$337,700
Median gross rent	$878	$1,381
Housing units	163	1,122
Homeownership rate	89.0%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.3%	52.4%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bishop	Watkinsville
Population	341 → 484 (+41.9%)	2,904 → 3,151 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$106,458 → $133,958 (+25.8%)	$72,500 → $88,969 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$233,100 → $416,900 (+78.9%)	$201,100 → $337,700 (+67.9%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $878 (+12.6%)	$1,085 → $1,381 (+27.3%)

Bishop

Population

341484

Median household income

$106,458$133,958

Median home value

$233,100$416,900

Median gross rent

$780$878

Watkinsville

Population

2,9043,151

Median household income

$72,500$88,969

Median home value

$201,100$337,700

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,381

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bishop	Watkinsville
Under 5	5.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.1%	22.2%
18 to 24	2.5%	14.0%
25 to 34	18.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	16.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	8.6%
65 to 74	5.2%	5.5%
75 and over	2.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bishop	Watkinsville
White (non-Hispanic)	68.4%	88.1%
Black or African American	21.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bishop	Watkinsville
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.5%
High school graduate	20.4%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	25.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bishop	Watkinsville
Drove alone	80.9%	81.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	15.2%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bishop	Watkinsville
1-unit, detached	88.3%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Bishop	Watkinsville
Poverty rate	3.5%	6.8%
Average household size	2.97	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	2006	1990