Peach County vs White County

A side-by-side comparison of Peach County and White County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

White County has the higher population (28,454 vs 28,269 in Peach County). White County has the higher median household income ($69,747 vs $68,365 in Peach County). White County has the higher median home value ($262,200 vs $186,100 in Peach County).

Population, income & housing

	Peach County	White County
Population	28,269	28,454
Median age	37.8 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,365	$69,747
Median home value	$186,100	$262,200
Median gross rent	$901	$1,015
Housing units	12,114	13,822
Homeownership rate	70.5%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peach County	White County
Population	27,145 → 28,269 (+4.1%)	29,489 → 28,454 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$46,636 → $68,365 (+46.6%)	$52,493 → $69,747 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$135,100 → $186,100 (+37.7%)	$176,300 → $262,200 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $901 (+29.1%)	$827 → $1,015 (+22.7%)

Peach County

Population

27,14528,269

Median household income

$46,636$68,365

Median home value

$135,100$186,100

Median gross rent

$698$901

White County

Population

29,48928,454

Median household income

$52,493$69,747

Median home value

$176,300$262,200

Median gross rent

$827$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peach County	White County
Under 5	5.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	13.9%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	13.6%
75 and over	6.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peach County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	43.4%	89.8%
Black or African American	42.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peach County	White County
No high school diploma	12.3%	15.6%
High school graduate	32.0%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peach County	White County
Drove alone	77.7%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	11.0%
Other means	1.3%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peach County	White County
1-unit, detached	69.3%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Peach County	White County
Poverty rate	17.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1986	1994