Dougherty County vs Jackson County

A side-by-side comparison of Dougherty County and Jackson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dougherty County has the higher population (83,915 vs 80,640 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($85,012 vs $46,784 in Dougherty County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($312,700 vs $129,200 in Dougherty County).

Population, income & housing

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
Population	83,915	80,640
Median age	36.6 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,784	$85,012
Median home value	$129,200	$312,700
Median gross rent	$905	$1,048
Housing units	40,631	29,389
Homeownership rate	46.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
Population	89,703 → 83,915 (-6.5%)	67,885 → 80,640 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$39,584 → $46,784 (+18.2%)	$65,385 → $85,012 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $129,200 (+24.8%)	$189,700 → $312,700 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$746 → $905 (+21.3%)	$823 → $1,048 (+27.3%)

Dougherty County

Population

89,70383,915

Median household income

$39,584$46,784

Median home value

$103,500$129,200

Median gross rent

$746$905

Jackson County

Population

67,88580,640

Median household income

$65,385$85,012

Median home value

$189,700$312,700

Median gross rent

$823$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
Under 5	6.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.7%
75 and over	6.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	23.3%	77.1%
Black or African American	70.2%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	14.6%	12.4%
High school graduate	30.8%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
Drove alone	77.6%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.3%
Public transit	1.3%	0.5%
Walked	1.4%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	11.1%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	60.0%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	20.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Dougherty County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	26.4%	8.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1975	2001