Colquitt County vs Polk County

A side-by-side comparison of Colquitt County and Polk County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colquitt County has the higher population (45,907 vs 43,365 in Polk County). Polk County has the higher median household income ($55,308 vs $49,691 in Colquitt County). Polk County has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $121,400 in Colquitt County).

Population, income & housing

	Colquitt County	Polk County
Population	45,907	43,365
Median age	37.2 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,691	$55,308
Median home value	$121,400	$163,500
Median gross rent	$779	$870
Housing units	19,288	17,301
Homeownership rate	63.4%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colquitt County	Polk County
Population	45,486 → 45,907 (+0.9%)	41,908 → 43,365 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$36,435 → $49,691 (+36.4%)	$44,891 → $55,308 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$85,600 → $121,400 (+41.8%)	$110,700 → $163,500 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $779 (+20.4%)	$718 → $870 (+21.2%)

Colquitt County

Population

45,48645,907

Median household income

$36,435$49,691

Median home value

$85,600$121,400

Median gross rent

$647$779

Polk County

Population

41,90843,365

Median household income

$44,891$55,308

Median home value

$110,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$718$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colquitt County	Polk County
Under 5	6.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.2%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.4%
75 and over	6.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colquitt County	Polk County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	70.8%
Black or African American	22.8%	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colquitt County	Polk County
No high school diploma	20.3%	17.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colquitt County	Polk County
Drove alone	78.5%	82.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	9.5%
Public transit	3.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colquitt County	Polk County
1-unit, detached	59.2%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	4.8%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Colquitt County	Polk County
Poverty rate	23.9%	19.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1987	1983