Candler County vs Evans County

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

Candler County and Evans 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 10,740 in Evans County). Evans County has the higher median household income ($53,908 vs $50,431 in Candler County). Evans County has the higher median home value ($139,700 vs $135,600 in Candler County).

Population, income & housing

	Candler County	Evans County
Population	10,972	10,740
Median age	41.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,431	$53,908
Median home value	$135,600	$139,700
Median gross rent	$706	$720
Housing units	4,653	4,676
Homeownership rate	62.5%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candler County	Evans County
Population	10,812 → 10,972 (+1.5%)	10,687 → 10,740 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$33,736 → $50,431 (+49.5%)	$42,607 → $53,908 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $135,600 (+41.1%)	$87,900 → $139,700 (+58.9%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $706 (+18.3%)	$662 → $720 (+8.8%)

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

Evans County

Population

10,68710,740

Median household income

$42,607$53,908

Median home value

$87,900$139,700

Median gross rent

$662$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candler County	Evans County
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	20.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.5%
75 and over	6.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candler County	Evans County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	55.2%
Black or African American	22.6%	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candler County	Evans County
No high school diploma	20.9%	17.6%
High school graduate	35.0%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candler County	Evans County
Drove alone	83.5%	74.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	2.5%
Other means	1.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candler County	Evans County
1-unit, detached	56.0%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	27.2%

Poverty & households

	Candler County	Evans County
Poverty rate	17.5%	18.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1987	1986