North High Shoals vs Watkinsville

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

North High Shoals 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 751 in North High Shoals). North High Shoals has the higher median household income ($91,667 vs $88,969 in Watkinsville). North High Shoals has the higher median home value ($376,800 vs $337,700 in Watkinsville).

Population, income & housing

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
Population	751	3,151
Median age	43.7 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,667	$88,969
Median home value	$376,800	$337,700
Median gross rent	$946	$1,381
Housing units	244	1,122
Homeownership rate	92.2%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.7%	52.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
Population	531 → 751 (+41.4%)	2,904 → 3,151 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$106,250 → $91,667 (-13.7%)	$72,500 → $88,969 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$253,600 → $376,800 (+48.6%)	$201,100 → $337,700 (+67.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $946 (-11.0%)	$1,085 → $1,381 (+27.3%)

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

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)

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
Under 5	2.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	21.0%	22.2%
18 to 24	11.9%	14.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	16.8%
45 to 54	17.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	8.6%
65 to 74	6.7%	5.5%
75 and over	7.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	88.1%
Black or African American	3.5%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
No high school diploma	8.5%	3.5%
High school graduate	19.0%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	25.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
Drove alone	66.4%	81.6%
Carpooled	20.7%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.1%	9.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
1-unit, detached	93.4%	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	6.6%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	North High Shoals	Watkinsville
Poverty rate	7.8%	6.8%
Average household size	2.89	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1989	1990