Candler County vs Early County

A side-by-side comparison of Candler County and Early County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Candler County has the higher population (10,972 vs 10,683 in Early County). Early County has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $50,431 in Candler County). Candler County has the higher median home value ($135,600 vs $130,100 in Early County).

Population, income & housing

	Candler County	Early County
Population	10,972	10,683
Median age	41.0 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,431	$53,750
Median home value	$135,600	$130,100
Median gross rent	$706	$774
Housing units	4,653	4,933
Homeownership rate	62.5%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candler County	Early County
Population	10,812 → 10,972 (+1.5%)	10,312 → 10,683 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$33,736 → $50,431 (+49.5%)	$30,640 → $53,750 (+75.4%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $135,600 (+41.1%)	$86,900 → $130,100 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $706 (+18.3%)	$709 → $774 (+9.2%)

Candler County

Population

10,81210,972

Median household income

$33,736$50,431

Median home value

$96,100$135,600

Median gross rent

$597$706

Early County

Population

10,31210,683

Median household income

$30,640$53,750

Median home value

$86,900$130,100

Median gross rent

$709$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candler County	Early County
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	9.9%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.7%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.0%
75 and over	6.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candler County	Early County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	43.3%
Black or African American	22.6%	51.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candler County	Early County
No high school diploma	20.9%	19.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candler County	Early County
Drove alone	83.5%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candler County	Early County
1-unit, detached	56.0%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Candler County	Early County
Poverty rate	17.5%	21.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1987	1984