Bibb County vs Houston County

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

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

Houston County has the higher population (166,902 vs 156,543 in Bibb County). Houston County has the higher median household income ($80,743 vs $50,747 in Bibb County). Houston County has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $165,800 in Bibb County).

Population, income & housing

	Bibb County	Houston County
Population	156,543	166,902
Median age	36.6 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,747	$80,743
Median home value	$165,800	$205,600
Median gross rent	$1,026	$1,143
Housing units	71,869	68,336
Homeownership rate	51.5%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bibb County	Houston County
Population	153,200 → 156,543 (+2.2%)	153,507 → 166,902 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$41,334 → $50,747 (+22.8%)	$61,723 → $80,743 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $165,800 (+37.9%)	$142,600 → $205,600 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$818 → $1,026 (+25.4%)	$920 → $1,143 (+24.2%)

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

Houston County

Population

153,507166,902

Median household income

$61,723$80,743

Median home value

$142,600$205,600

Median gross rent

$920$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bibb County	Houston County
Under 5	6.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	8.4%
75 and over	6.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bibb County	Houston County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.9%	52.6%
Black or African American	54.3%	31.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bibb County	Houston County
No high school diploma	12.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	31.2%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bibb County	Houston County
Drove alone	77.8%	79.6%
Carpooled	8.9%	9.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.8%
Other means	1.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bibb County	Houston County
1-unit, detached	64.5%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	8.8%
20 or more units	7.6%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Bibb County	Houston County
Poverty rate	24.8%	10.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1976	1994