East Griffin vs Griffin

A side-by-side comparison of East Griffin and Griffin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Griffin has the higher population (23,650 vs 1,219 in East Griffin). East Griffin has the higher median household income ($44,219 vs $44,021 in Griffin). Griffin has the higher median home value ($195,100 vs $62,500 in East Griffin).

Population, income & housing

	East Griffin	Griffin
Population	1,219	23,650
Median age	28.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,219	$44,021
Median home value	$62,500	$195,100
Median gross rent	$1,162	$1,034
Housing units	486	10,430
Homeownership rate	54.1%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Griffin	Griffin
Population	1,386 → 1,219 (-12.0%)	22,748 → 23,650 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$39,219 → $44,219 (+12.7%)	$36,890 → $44,021 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$61,800 → $62,500 (+1.1%)	$102,800 → $195,100 (+89.8%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $1,162 (+40.5%)	$865 → $1,034 (+19.5%)

East Griffin

Population

1,3861,219

Median household income

$39,219$44,219

Median home value

$61,800$62,500

Median gross rent

$827$1,162

Griffin

Population

22,74823,650

Median household income

$36,890$44,021

Median home value

$102,800$195,100

Median gross rent

$865$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Griffin	Griffin
Under 5	12.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.8%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.1%	16.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	8.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.4%	9.3%
75 and over	5.4%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Griffin	Griffin
White (non-Hispanic)	46.5%	36.3%
Black or African American	24.0%	54.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	11.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Griffin	Griffin
No high school diploma	31.2%	16.3%
High school graduate	52.8%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	12.6%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Griffin	Griffin
Drove alone	84.4%	82.4%
Carpooled	13.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Griffin	Griffin
1-unit, detached	94.2%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	East Griffin	Griffin
Poverty rate	31.7%	25.5%
Average household size	2.75	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1963	1974