Stephens County vs Toombs County

A side-by-side comparison of Stephens County and Toombs County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Toombs County has the higher population (26,943 vs 26,842 in Stephens County). Toombs County has the higher median household income ($54,130 vs $52,264 in Stephens County). Stephens County has the higher median home value ($168,200 vs $127,100 in Toombs County).

Population, income & housing

	Stephens County	Toombs County
Population	26,842	26,943
Median age	41.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,264	$54,130
Median home value	$168,200	$127,100
Median gross rent	$817	$714
Housing units	12,344	12,081
Homeownership rate	72.1%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stephens County	Toombs County
Population	25,750 → 26,842 (+4.2%)	26,972 → 26,943 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$47,164 → $52,264 (+10.8%)	$40,175 → $54,130 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$105,300 → $168,200 (+59.7%)	$95,300 → $127,100 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $817 (+8.9%)	$598 → $714 (+19.4%)

Stephens County

Population

25,75026,842

Median household income

$47,164$52,264

Median home value

$105,300$168,200

Median gross rent

$750$817

Toombs County

Population

26,97226,943

Median household income

$40,175$54,130

Median home value

$95,300$127,100

Median gross rent

$598$714

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stephens County	Toombs County
Under 5	6.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.6%
75 and over	8.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stephens County	Toombs County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	58.1%
Black or African American	10.6%	23.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stephens County	Toombs County
No high school diploma	16.2%	16.1%
High school graduate	40.9%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stephens County	Toombs County
Drove alone	84.7%	78.0%
Carpooled	6.0%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	4.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stephens County	Toombs County
1-unit, detached	68.9%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	26.4%

Poverty & households

	Stephens County	Toombs County
Poverty rate	13.9%	19.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1983	1984