Bibb County vs Douglas County

A side-by-side comparison of Bibb County and Douglas County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bibb County has the higher population (156,543 vs 146,141 in Douglas County). Douglas County has the higher median household income ($80,764 vs $50,747 in Bibb County). Douglas County has the higher median home value ($262,200 vs $165,800 in Bibb County).

Population, income & housing

	Bibb County	Douglas County
Population	156,543	146,141
Median age	36.6 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,747	$80,764
Median home value	$165,800	$262,200
Median gross rent	$1,026	$1,447
Housing units	71,869	55,208
Homeownership rate	51.5%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bibb County	Douglas County
Population	153,200 → 156,543 (+2.2%)	143,316 → 146,141 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$41,334 → $50,747 (+22.8%)	$63,835 → $80,764 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $165,800 (+37.9%)	$161,600 → $262,200 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,026 (+25.4%)	$1,087 → $1,447 (+33.1%)

Bibb County

Population

153,200156,543

Median household income

$41,334$50,747

Median home value

$120,200$165,800

Median gross rent

$818$1,026

Douglas County

Population

143,316146,141

Median household income

$63,835$80,764

Median home value

$161,600$262,200

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,447

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bibb County	Douglas County
Under 5	6.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.0%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	7.6%
75 and over	6.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bibb County	Douglas County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.9%	32.8%
Black or African American	54.3%	48.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bibb County	Douglas County
No high school diploma	12.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	31.2%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bibb County	Douglas County
Drove alone	77.8%	76.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	2.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	12.7%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bibb County	Douglas County
1-unit, detached	64.5%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	8.7%
20 or more units	7.6%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Bibb County	Douglas County
Poverty rate	24.8%	11.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1976	1996