Barrow County vs Jackson County

A side-by-side comparison of Barrow County and Jackson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barrow County has the higher population (86,982 vs 80,640 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($85,012 vs $77,477 in Barrow County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($312,700 vs $255,200 in Barrow County).

Population, income & housing

	Barrow County	Jackson County
Population	86,982	80,640
Median age	36.4 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,477	$85,012
Median home value	$255,200	$312,700
Median gross rent	$1,197	$1,048
Housing units	31,298	29,389
Homeownership rate	79.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrow County	Jackson County
Population	78,991 → 86,982 (+10.1%)	67,885 → 80,640 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$62,345 → $77,477 (+24.3%)	$65,385 → $85,012 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $255,200 (+59.8%)	$189,700 → $312,700 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,197 (+20.4%)	$823 → $1,048 (+27.3%)

Barrow County

Population

78,99186,982

Median household income

$62,345$77,477

Median home value

$159,700$255,200

Median gross rent

$994$1,197

Jackson County

Population

67,88580,640

Median household income

$65,385$85,012

Median home value

$189,700$312,700

Median gross rent

$823$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrow County	Jackson County
Under 5	6.4%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.7%
75 and over	4.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrow County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	77.1%
Black or African American	13.1%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrow County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	12.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	34.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrow County	Jackson County
Drove alone	79.5%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.7%	11.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrow County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	84.5%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Barrow County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	10.2%	8.3%
Average household size	2.91	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	2000	2001