McDuffie County vs Meriwether County

A side-by-side comparison of McDuffie County and Meriwether County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McDuffie County has the higher population (21,687 vs 20,757 in Meriwether County). Meriwether County has the higher median household income ($56,458 vs $54,058 in McDuffie County). McDuffie County has the higher median home value ($155,100 vs $154,600 in Meriwether County).

Population, income & housing

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
Population	21,687	20,757
Median age	39.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,058	$56,458
Median home value	$155,100	$154,600
Median gross rent	$813	$899
Housing units	9,466	9,642
Homeownership rate	65.2%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
Population	21,455 → 21,687 (+1.1%)	21,106 → 20,757 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$43,468 → $54,058 (+24.4%)	$37,121 → $56,458 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$109,500 → $155,100 (+41.6%)	$103,300 → $154,600 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $813 (+17.0%)	$714 → $899 (+25.9%)

McDuffie County

Population

21,45521,687

Median household income

$43,468$54,058

Median home value

$109,500$155,100

Median gross rent

$695$813

Meriwether County

Population

21,10620,757

Median household income

$37,121$56,458

Median home value

$103,300$154,600

Median gross rent

$714$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
Under 5	5.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.6%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.4%
75 and over	7.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.0%	56.6%
Black or African American	41.0%	38.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
No high school diploma	14.4%	17.8%
High school graduate	40.4%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
Drove alone	85.3%	86.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	4.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
1-unit, detached	62.4%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.7%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	24.3%

Poverty & households

	McDuffie County	Meriwether County
Poverty rate	19.0%	19.7%
Average household size	2.58	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1985	1984