Ben Hill County vs Cook County

A side-by-side comparison of Ben Hill County and Cook County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cook County has the higher population (17,363 vs 17,138 in Ben Hill County). Cook County has the higher median household income ($50,133 vs $39,081 in Ben Hill County). Cook County has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $114,600 in Ben Hill County).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
Population	17,138	17,363
Median age	38.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,081	$50,133
Median home value	$114,600	$123,000
Median gross rent	$692	$901
Housing units	8,135	7,399
Homeownership rate	59.8%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
Population	17,033 → 17,138 (+0.6%)	17,177 → 17,363 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$32,229 → $39,081 (+21.3%)	$41,854 → $50,133 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$83,400 → $114,600 (+37.4%)	$87,500 → $123,000 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $692 (+5.5%)	$737 → $901 (+22.3%)

Ben Hill County

Population

17,03317,138

Median household income

$32,229$39,081

Median home value

$83,400$114,600

Median gross rent

$656$692

Cook County

Population

17,17717,363

Median household income

$41,854$50,133

Median home value

$87,500$123,000

Median gross rent

$737$901

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
Under 5	5.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.6%
75 and over	6.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	61.8%
Black or African American	37.7%	27.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
No high school diploma	15.7%	16.7%
High school graduate	48.8%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
Drove alone	83.4%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	14.8%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.4%
Other means	2.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
1-unit, detached	61.3%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	Ben Hill County	Cook County
Poverty rate	25.7%	20.5%
Average household size	2.35	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	16	28
Median year structure built	1981	1984