Jeff Davis County vs Screven County

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

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

Jeff Davis County has the higher population (14,838 vs 14,057 in Screven County). Screven County has the higher median household income ($53,017 vs $40,879 in Jeff Davis County). Screven County has the higher median home value ($122,300 vs $109,300 in Jeff Davis County).

Population, income & housing

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
Population	14,838	14,057
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$40,879	$53,017
Median home value	$109,300	$122,300
Median gross rent	$674	$629
Housing units	6,379	6,545
Homeownership rate	68.4%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
Population	15,036 → 14,838 (-1.3%)	13,989 → 14,057 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$36,669 → $40,879 (+11.5%)	$39,842 → $53,017 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $109,300 (+37.0%)	$81,200 → $122,300 (+50.6%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $674 (+15.4%)	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)

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

Screven County

Population

13,98914,057

Median household income

$39,842$53,017

Median home value

$81,200$122,300

Median gross rent

$663$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
Under 5	6.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	12.7%
75 and over	6.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	55.1%
Black or African American	13.9%	39.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
No high school diploma	22.0%	15.4%
High school graduate	37.8%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
Drove alone	79.1%	82.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	5.4%
Other means	6.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
1-unit, detached	58.0%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	34.8%	30.3%

Poverty & households

	Jeff Davis County	Screven County
Poverty rate	26.6%	18.1%
Average household size	2.74	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	34
Median year structure built	1986	1982