Troup County vs Walker County

A side-by-side comparison of Troup County and Walker County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Troup County has the higher population (69,821 vs 68,449 in Walker County). Walker County has the higher median household income ($55,887 vs $54,905 in Troup County). Troup County has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $173,900 in Walker County).

Population, income & housing

	Troup County	Walker County
Population	69,821	68,449
Median age	37.2 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,905	$55,887
Median home value	$187,800	$173,900
Median gross rent	$1,044	$867
Housing units	29,255	29,452
Homeownership rate	57.9%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Troup County	Walker County
Population	69,919 → 69,821 (-0.1%)	69,039 → 68,449 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$45,649 → $54,905 (+20.3%)	$46,157 → $55,887 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$136,700 → $187,800 (+37.4%)	$120,600 → $173,900 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $1,044 (+26.9%)	$753 → $867 (+15.1%)

Troup County

Population

69,91969,821

Median household income

$45,649$54,905

Median home value

$136,700$187,800

Median gross rent

$823$1,044

Walker County

Population

69,03968,449

Median household income

$46,157$55,887

Median home value

$120,600$173,900

Median gross rent

$753$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Troup County	Walker County
Under 5	6.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.2%
75 and over	6.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Troup County	Walker County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	89.5%
Black or African American	36.5%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Troup County	Walker County
No high school diploma	12.1%	14.7%
High school graduate	35.8%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Troup County	Walker County
Drove alone	79.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	10.2%
Other means	1.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Troup County	Walker County
1-unit, detached	72.4%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	6.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Troup County	Walker County
Poverty rate	18.5%	13.8%
Average household size	2.61	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1984	1978