Gilmer County vs Harris County

A side-by-side comparison of Gilmer County and Harris County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harris County has the higher population (35,509 vs 31,976 in Gilmer County). Harris County has the higher median household income ($89,184 vs $72,542 in Gilmer County). Gilmer County has the higher median home value ($278,900 vs $278,700 in Harris County).

Population, income & housing

	Gilmer County	Harris County
Population	31,976	35,509
Median age	50.0 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,542	$89,184
Median home value	$278,900	$278,700
Median gross rent	$955	$941
Housing units	18,159	14,506
Homeownership rate	80.7%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilmer County	Harris County
Population	30,414 → 31,976 (+5.1%)	34,105 → 35,509 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$52,625 → $72,542 (+37.8%)	$76,319 → $89,184 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $278,900 (+57.1%)	$217,000 → $278,700 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $955 (+24.8%)	$863 → $941 (+9.0%)

Gilmer County

Population

30,41431,976

Median household income

$52,625$72,542

Median home value

$177,500$278,900

Median gross rent

$765$955

Harris County

Population

34,10535,509

Median household income

$76,319$89,184

Median home value

$217,000$278,700

Median gross rent

$863$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gilmer County	Harris County
Under 5	4.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	16.6%	12.0%
75 and over	9.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilmer County	Harris County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	74.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilmer County	Harris County
No high school diploma	14.1%	7.1%
High school graduate	34.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilmer County	Harris County
Drove alone	75.8%	79.0%
Carpooled	13.4%	9.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	9.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilmer County	Harris County
1-unit, detached	78.8%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Gilmer County	Harris County
Poverty rate	14.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1997	1996