Candler County vs McIntosh County

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

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

McIntosh County has the higher population (11,187 vs 10,972 in Candler County). Candler County has the higher median household income ($50,431 vs $50,348 in McIntosh County). McIntosh County has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $135,600 in Candler County).

Population, income & housing

	Candler County	McIntosh County
Population	10,972	11,187
Median age	41.0 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,431	$50,348
Median home value	$135,600	$173,900
Median gross rent	$706	$781
Housing units	4,653	6,796
Homeownership rate	62.5%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Candler County	McIntosh County
Population	10,812 → 10,972 (+1.5%)	14,174 → 11,187 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$33,736 → $50,431 (+49.5%)	$49,504 → $50,348 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $135,600 (+41.1%)	$128,000 → $173,900 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $706 (+18.3%)	$813 → $781 (-3.9%)

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

McIntosh County

Population

14,17411,187

Median household income

$49,504$50,348

Median home value

$128,000$173,900

Median gross rent

$813$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Candler County	McIntosh County
Under 5	6.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	12.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	18.5%
75 and over	6.9%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Candler County	McIntosh County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	62.8%
Black or African American	22.6%	29.7%
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%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Candler County	McIntosh County
No high school diploma	20.9%	18.4%
High school graduate	35.0%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Candler County	McIntosh County
Drove alone	83.5%	78.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	13.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Candler County	McIntosh County
1-unit, detached	56.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	38.9%

Poverty & households

	Candler County	McIntosh County
Poverty rate	17.5%	22.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1987	1997