Early County vs McIntosh County

A side-by-side comparison of Early County and McIntosh County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McIntosh County has the higher population (11,187 vs 10,683 in Early County). Early County has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $50,348 in McIntosh County). McIntosh County has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $130,100 in Early County).

Population, income & housing

	Early County	McIntosh County
Population	10,683	11,187
Median age	40.7 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$50,348
Median home value	$130,100	$173,900
Median gross rent	$774	$781
Housing units	4,933	6,796
Homeownership rate	70.3%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Early County	McIntosh County
Population	10,312 → 10,683 (+3.6%)	14,174 → 11,187 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$30,640 → $53,750 (+75.4%)	$49,504 → $50,348 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$86,900 → $130,100 (+49.7%)	$128,000 → $173,900 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $774 (+9.2%)	$813 → $781 (-3.9%)

Early County

Population

10,31210,683

Median household income

$30,640$53,750

Median home value

$86,900$130,100

Median gross rent

$709$774

McIntosh County

Population

14,17411,187

Median household income

$49,504$50,348

Median home value

$128,000$173,900

Median gross rent

$813$781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Early County	McIntosh County
Under 5	6.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	18.5%
75 and over	8.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Early County	McIntosh County
White (non-Hispanic)	43.3%	62.8%
Black or African American	51.6%	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Early County	McIntosh County
No high school diploma	19.0%	18.4%
High school graduate	38.4%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Early County	McIntosh County
Drove alone	78.0%	78.3%
Carpooled	15.6%	6.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	13.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Early County	McIntosh County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.3%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	38.9%

Poverty & households

	Early County	McIntosh County
Poverty rate	21.1%	22.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1984	1997