Jeff Davis County vs Oglethorpe County

A side-by-side comparison of Jeff Davis County and Oglethorpe County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oglethorpe County has the higher population (15,221 vs 14,838 in Jeff Davis County). Oglethorpe County has the higher median household income ($69,784 vs $40,879 in Jeff Davis County). Oglethorpe County has the higher median home value ($198,700 vs $109,300 in Jeff Davis County).

Population, income & housing

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
Population	14,838	15,221
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,879	$69,784
Median home value	$109,300	$198,700
Median gross rent	$674	$832
Housing units	6,379	6,450
Homeownership rate	68.4%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
Population	15,036 → 14,838 (-1.3%)	14,931 → 15,221 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$36,669 → $40,879 (+11.5%)	$47,120 → $69,784 (+48.1%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $109,300 (+37.0%)	$118,500 → $198,700 (+67.7%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $674 (+15.4%)	$725 → $832 (+14.8%)

Jeff Davis County

Population

15,03614,838

Median household income

$36,669$40,879

Median home value

$79,800$109,300

Median gross rent

$584$674

Oglethorpe County

Population

14,93115,221

Median household income

$47,120$69,784

Median home value

$118,500$198,700

Median gross rent

$725$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
Under 5	6.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.7%
75 and over	6.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	73.6%
Black or African American	13.9%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
No high school diploma	22.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	37.8%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
Drove alone	79.1%	83.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	6.6%
Other means	6.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
1-unit, detached	58.0%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	24.9%

Poverty & households

	Jeff Davis County	Oglethorpe County
Poverty rate	26.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.74	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1986	1988