McDuffie County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (22,524 vs 21,687 in McDuffie County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($64,163 vs $54,058 in McDuffie County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($222,000 vs $155,100 in McDuffie County).

Population, income & housing

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
Population	21,687	22,524
Median age	39.1 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,058	$64,163
Median home value	$155,100	$222,000
Median gross rent	$813	$1,063
Housing units	9,466	13,341
Homeownership rate	65.2%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
Population	21,455 → 21,687 (+1.1%)	21,691 → 22,524 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$43,468 → $54,058 (+24.4%)	$51,606 → $64,163 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$109,500 → $155,100 (+41.6%)	$160,400 → $222,000 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $813 (+17.0%)	$788 → $1,063 (+34.9%)

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

Putnam County

Population

21,69122,524

Median household income

$51,606$64,163

Median home value

$160,400$222,000

Median gross rent

$788$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.6%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	15.5%
75 and over	7.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.0%	64.7%
Black or African American	41.0%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	14.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	40.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
Drove alone	85.3%	80.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	62.4%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	27.8%	29.5%

Poverty & households

	McDuffie County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	19.0%	18.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1985	1990