Bulloch County vs Jackson County

A side-by-side comparison of Bulloch County and Jackson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bulloch County has the higher population (81,372 vs 80,640 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($85,012 vs $56,832 in Bulloch County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($312,700 vs $191,600 in Bulloch County).

Population, income & housing

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
Population	81,372	80,640
Median age	30.2 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,832	$85,012
Median home value	$191,600	$312,700
Median gross rent	$968	$1,048
Housing units	33,607	29,389
Homeownership rate	53.3%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
Population	76,120 → 81,372 (+6.9%)	67,885 → 80,640 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$45,550 → $56,832 (+24.8%)	$65,385 → $85,012 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$140,700 → $191,600 (+36.2%)	$189,700 → $312,700 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $968 (+20.2%)	$823 → $1,048 (+27.3%)

Bulloch County

Population

76,12081,372

Median household income

$45,550$56,832

Median home value

$140,700$191,600

Median gross rent

$805$968

Jackson County

Population

67,88580,640

Median household income

$65,385$85,012

Median home value

$189,700$312,700

Median gross rent

$823$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	23.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.7%
75 and over	4.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	77.1%
Black or African American	28.2%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	10.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	28.6%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
Drove alone	78.1%	78.0%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	1.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	11.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	53.0%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	5.1%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Bulloch County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	22.5%	8.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1994	2001