Barrow County vs Walton County

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

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

Walton County has the higher population (100,361 vs 86,982 in Barrow County). Walton County has the higher median household income ($82,381 vs $77,477 in Barrow County). Walton County has the higher median home value ($300,500 vs $255,200 in Barrow County).

Population, income & housing

	Barrow County	Walton County
Population	86,982	100,361
Median age	36.4 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,477	$82,381
Median home value	$255,200	$300,500
Median gross rent	$1,197	$1,231
Housing units	31,298	36,613
Homeownership rate	79.5%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barrow County	Walton County
Population	78,991 → 86,982 (+10.1%)	91,442 → 100,361 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$62,345 → $77,477 (+24.3%)	$61,599 → $82,381 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $255,200 (+59.8%)	$190,300 → $300,500 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,197 (+20.4%)	$1,000 → $1,231 (+23.1%)

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

Walton County

Population

91,442100,361

Median household income

$61,599$82,381

Median home value

$190,300$300,500

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,231

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barrow County	Walton County
Under 5	6.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	9.5%
75 and over	4.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barrow County	Walton County
White (non-Hispanic)	65.0%	69.7%
Black or African American	13.1%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barrow County	Walton County
No high school diploma	12.4%	12.7%
High school graduate	34.2%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barrow County	Walton County
Drove alone	79.5%	76.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	12.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barrow County	Walton County
1-unit, detached	84.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Barrow County	Walton County
Poverty rate	10.2%	12.2%
Average household size	2.91	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	2000	1997