Crisp County vs Elbert County

A side-by-side comparison of Crisp County and Elbert County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crisp County has the higher population (19,995 vs 19,725 in Elbert County). Elbert County has the higher median household income ($49,727 vs $42,745 in Crisp County). Crisp County has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $114,600 in Elbert County).

Population, income & housing

	Crisp County	Elbert County
Population	19,995	19,725
Median age	40.4 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,745	$49,727
Median home value	$120,800	$114,600
Median gross rent	$743	$849
Housing units	9,902	9,370
Homeownership rate	53.7%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crisp County	Elbert County
Population	22,713 → 19,995 (-12.0%)	19,166 → 19,725 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$36,042 → $42,745 (+18.6%)	$38,678 → $49,727 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $120,800 (+45.4%)	$84,700 → $114,600 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $743 (+14.5%)	$685 → $849 (+23.9%)

Crisp County

Population

22,71319,995

Median household income

$36,042$42,745

Median home value

$83,100$120,800

Median gross rent

$649$743

Elbert County

Population

19,16619,725

Median household income

$38,678$49,727

Median home value

$84,700$114,600

Median gross rent

$685$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crisp County	Elbert County
Under 5	6.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.0%
75 and over	7.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crisp County	Elbert County
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	62.8%
Black or African American	45.0%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	1.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crisp County	Elbert County
No high school diploma	15.8%	15.1%
High school graduate	37.2%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crisp County	Elbert County
Drove alone	81.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.9%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crisp County	Elbert County
1-unit, detached	63.5%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Crisp County	Elbert County
Poverty rate	24.1%	20.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1983	1979