Atkinson County vs Taylor County

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson County and Taylor County: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson County and Taylor County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atkinson County has the higher population (8,261 vs 7,786 in Taylor County). Taylor County has the higher median household income ($41,743 vs $38,438 in Atkinson County). Taylor County has the higher median home value ($82,900 vs $76,300 in Atkinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
Population	8,261	7,786
Median age	36.2 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,438	$41,743
Median home value	$76,300	$82,900
Median gross rent	$620	$665
Housing units	3,509	3,932
Homeownership rate	64.6%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
Population	8,239 → 8,261 (+0.3%)	8,116 → 7,786 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$37,197 → $38,438 (+3.3%)	$33,832 → $41,743 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $76,300 (+21.7%)	$83,600 → $82,900 (-0.8%)
Median gross rent	$454 → $620 (+36.6%)	$619 → $665 (+7.4%)

Atkinson County

Population

8,2398,261

Median household income

$37,197$38,438

Median home value

$62,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$454$620

Taylor County

Population

8,1167,786

Median household income

$33,832$41,743

Median home value

$83,600$82,900

Median gross rent

$619$665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
Under 5	6.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	12.8%
75 and over	4.2%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	58.4%
Black or African American	15.2%	38.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
No high school diploma	28.4%	22.3%
High school graduate	33.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
Drove alone	83.9%	82.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.9%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
1-unit, detached	44.2%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	48.0%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson County	Taylor County
Poverty rate	25.0%	29.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1991	1986