Charlton County vs Screven County

A side-by-side comparison of Charlton County and Screven County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Screven County has the higher population (14,057 vs 12,711 in Charlton County). Screven County has the higher median household income ($53,017 vs $48,534 in Charlton County). Screven County has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $119,000 in Charlton County).

Population, income & housing

	Charlton County	Screven County
Population	12,711	14,057
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,534	$53,017
Median home value	$119,000	$122,300
Median gross rent	$895	$629
Housing units	4,708	6,545
Homeownership rate	78.1%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlton County	Screven County
Population	13,040 → 12,711 (-2.5%)	13,989 → 14,057 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$41,961 → $48,534 (+15.7%)	$39,842 → $53,017 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $119,000 (+42.9%)	$81,200 → $122,300 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$557 → $895 (+60.7%)	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)

Charlton County

Population

13,04012,711

Median household income

$41,961$48,534

Median home value

$83,300$119,000

Median gross rent

$557$895

Screven County

Population

13,98914,057

Median household income

$39,842$53,017

Median home value

$81,200$122,300

Median gross rent

$663$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlton County	Screven County
Under 5	3.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	12.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	12.7%
75 and over	6.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlton County	Screven County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	55.1%
Black or African American	24.9%	39.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlton County	Screven County
No high school diploma	14.7%	15.4%
High school graduate	43.7%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlton County	Screven County
Drove alone	94.3%	82.2%
Carpooled	2.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	5.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlton County	Screven County
1-unit, detached	57.6%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	37.7%	30.3%

Poverty & households

	Charlton County	Screven County
Poverty rate	22.5%	18.1%
Average household size	2.94	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1986	1982