Evans County vs McIntosh County

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

Evans 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 10,740 in Evans County). Evans County has the higher median household income ($53,908 vs $50,348 in McIntosh County). McIntosh County has the higher median home value ($173,900 vs $139,700 in Evans County).

Population, income & housing

	Evans County	McIntosh County
Population	10,740	11,187
Median age	36.9 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,908	$50,348
Median home value	$139,700	$173,900
Median gross rent	$720	$781
Housing units	4,676	6,796
Homeownership rate	64.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Evans County	McIntosh County
Population	10,687 → 10,740 (+0.5%)	14,174 → 11,187 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$42,607 → $53,908 (+26.5%)	$49,504 → $50,348 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $139,700 (+58.9%)	$128,000 → $173,900 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $720 (+8.8%)	$813 → $781 (-3.9%)

Evans County

Population

10,68710,740

Median household income

$42,607$53,908

Median home value

$87,900$139,700

Median gross rent

$662$720

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)

	Evans County	McIntosh County
Under 5	5.5%	2.7%
5 to 17	20.2%	12.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	18.5%
75 and over	6.7%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Evans County	McIntosh County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	62.8%
Black or African American	27.3%	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Evans County	McIntosh County
No high school diploma	17.6%	18.4%
High school graduate	40.4%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Evans County	McIntosh County
Drove alone	74.0%	78.3%
Carpooled	14.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	5.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	13.7%
Other means	3.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Evans County	McIntosh County
1-unit, detached	59.0%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	27.2%	38.9%

Poverty & households

	Evans County	McIntosh County
Poverty rate	18.4%	22.4%
Average household size	2.63	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1986	1997