Lumpkin County vs Pickens County

A side-by-side comparison of Lumpkin County and Pickens County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pickens County has the higher population (34,197 vs 33,931 in Lumpkin County). Pickens County has the higher median household income ($75,293 vs $72,388 in Lumpkin County). Pickens County has the higher median home value ($289,600 vs $277,200 in Lumpkin County).

Population, income & housing

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
Population	33,931	34,197
Median age	36.9 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,388	$75,293
Median home value	$277,200	$289,600
Median gross rent	$1,090	$1,079
Housing units	13,325	15,245
Homeownership rate	78.4%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
Population	32,402 → 33,931 (+4.7%)	31,387 → 34,197 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$51,790 → $72,388 (+39.8%)	$67,631 → $75,293 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$185,800 → $277,200 (+49.2%)	$200,200 → $289,600 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $1,090 (+22.3%)	$856 → $1,079 (+26.1%)

Lumpkin County

Population

32,40233,931

Median household income

$51,790$72,388

Median home value

$185,800$277,200

Median gross rent

$891$1,090

Pickens County

Population

31,38734,197

Median household income

$67,631$75,293

Median home value

$200,200$289,600

Median gross rent

$856$1,079

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
Under 5	4.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.0%
18 to 24	19.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.1%
75 and over	7.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	92.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
No high school diploma	10.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	30.5%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
Drove alone	75.9%	73.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	9.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	16.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
1-unit, detached	73.3%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Lumpkin County	Pickens County
Poverty rate	15.7%	13.3%
Average household size	2.75	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1997	1995