Crisp County vs Meriwether County

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

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

Meriwether County has the higher population (20,757 vs 19,995 in Crisp County). Meriwether County has the higher median household income ($56,458 vs $42,745 in Crisp County). Meriwether County has the higher median home value ($154,600 vs $120,800 in Crisp County).

Population, income & housing

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
Population	19,995	20,757
Median age	40.4 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,745	$56,458
Median home value	$120,800	$154,600
Median gross rent	$743	$899
Housing units	9,902	9,642
Homeownership rate	53.7%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
Population	22,713 → 19,995 (-12.0%)	21,106 → 20,757 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$36,042 → $42,745 (+18.6%)	$37,121 → $56,458 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $120,800 (+45.4%)	$103,300 → $154,600 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $743 (+14.5%)	$714 → $899 (+25.9%)

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

Meriwether County

Population

21,10620,757

Median household income

$37,121$56,458

Median home value

$103,300$154,600

Median gross rent

$714$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
Under 5	6.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.4%
75 and over	7.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	56.6%
Black or African American	45.0%	38.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
No high school diploma	15.8%	17.8%
High school graduate	37.2%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
Drove alone	81.0%	86.4%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
1-unit, detached	63.5%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	Crisp County	Meriwether County
Poverty rate	24.1%	19.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1983	1984