Mitchell County vs Putnam County

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

Mitchell 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 21,441 in Mitchell County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($64,163 vs $51,908 in Mitchell County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($222,000 vs $105,500 in Mitchell County).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
Population	21,441	22,524
Median age	39.9 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,908	$64,163
Median home value	$105,500	$222,000
Median gross rent	$776	$1,063
Housing units	9,042	13,341
Homeownership rate	65.4%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
Population	22,244 → 21,441 (-3.6%)	21,691 → 22,524 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$38,116 → $51,908 (+36.2%)	$51,606 → $64,163 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$85,400 → $105,500 (+23.5%)	$160,400 → $222,000 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $776 (+21.8%)	$788 → $1,063 (+34.9%)

Mitchell County

Population

22,24421,441

Median household income

$38,116$51,908

Median home value

$85,400$105,500

Median gross rent

$637$776

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)

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.9%	8.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	15.5%
75 and over	6.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	45.7%	64.7%
Black or African American	45.7%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	15.5%	12.1%
High school graduate	37.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
Drove alone	85.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	10.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	10.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	29.5%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	25.5%	18.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1979	1990