Emanuel County vs McDuffie County

A side-by-side comparison of Emanuel County and McDuffie County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emanuel County has the higher population (22,961 vs 21,687 in McDuffie County). McDuffie County has the higher median household income ($54,058 vs $50,053 in Emanuel County). McDuffie County has the higher median home value ($155,100 vs $88,200 in Emanuel County).

Population, income & housing

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
Population	22,961	21,687
Median age	38.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,053	$54,058
Median home value	$88,200	$155,100
Median gross rent	$742	$813
Housing units	9,990	9,466
Homeownership rate	59.8%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
Population	22,533 → 22,961 (+1.9%)	21,455 → 21,687 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$37,453 → $50,053 (+33.6%)	$43,468 → $54,058 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $88,200 (+20.7%)	$109,500 → $155,100 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $742 (+19.9%)	$695 → $813 (+17.0%)

Emanuel County

Population

22,53322,961

Median household income

$37,453$50,053

Median home value

$73,100$88,200

Median gross rent

$619$742

McDuffie County

Population

21,45521,687

Median household income

$43,468$54,058

Median home value

$109,500$155,100

Median gross rent

$695$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
Under 5	6.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.4%
75 and over	6.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.2%	53.0%
Black or African American	32.2%	41.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
No high school diploma	20.6%	14.4%
High school graduate	41.5%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
Drove alone	79.3%	85.3%
Carpooled	11.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.9%	7.0%
Other means	2.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
1-unit, detached	57.8%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	30.4%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	Emanuel County	McDuffie County
Poverty rate	24.7%	19.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1981	1985