Ben Hill County vs Rabun County

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

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

Ben Hill County has the higher population (17,138 vs 17,107 in Rabun County). Rabun County has the higher median household income ($61,466 vs $39,081 in Ben Hill County). Rabun County has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $114,600 in Ben Hill County).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
Population	17,138	17,107
Median age	38.5 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,081	$61,466
Median home value	$114,600	$272,600
Median gross rent	$692	$1,016
Housing units	8,135	12,142
Homeownership rate	59.8%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
Population	17,033 → 17,138 (+0.6%)	16,645 → 17,107 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$32,229 → $39,081 (+21.3%)	$42,500 → $61,466 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$83,400 → $114,600 (+37.4%)	$174,500 → $272,600 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $692 (+5.5%)	$738 → $1,016 (+37.7%)

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

Rabun County

Population

16,64517,107

Median household income

$42,500$61,466

Median home value

$174,500$272,600

Median gross rent

$738$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
Under 5	5.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	12.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	16.8%
75 and over	6.9%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.8%	87.2%
Black or African American	37.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
No high school diploma	15.7%	9.9%
High school graduate	48.8%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
Drove alone	83.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	10.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.6%
Walked	0.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.8%	14.6%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
1-unit, detached	61.3%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Ben Hill County	Rabun County
Poverty rate	25.7%	14.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1981	1987