Upson County vs White County

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

Upson 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 27,856 in Upson County). White County has the higher median household income ($69,747 vs $50,904 in Upson County). White County has the higher median home value ($262,200 vs $149,500 in Upson County).

Population, income & housing

	Upson County	White County
Population	27,856	28,454
Median age	41.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,904	$69,747
Median home value	$149,500	$262,200
Median gross rent	$779	$1,015
Housing units	12,373	13,822
Homeownership rate	62.7%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Upson County	White County
Population	26,236 → 27,856 (+6.2%)	29,489 → 28,454 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$37,640 → $50,904 (+35.2%)	$52,493 → $69,747 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $149,500 (+60.2%)	$176,300 → $262,200 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$639 → $779 (+21.9%)	$827 → $1,015 (+22.7%)

Upson County

Population

26,23627,856

Median household income

$37,640$50,904

Median home value

$93,300$149,500

Median gross rent

$639$779

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)

	Upson County	White County
Under 5	6.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	13.6%
75 and over	7.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Upson County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	89.8%
Black or African American	26.5%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Upson County	White County
No high school diploma	14.5%	15.6%
High school graduate	40.2%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Upson County	White County
Drove alone	85.5%	78.1%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	11.0%
Other means	1.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Upson County	White County
1-unit, detached	74.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Upson County	White County
Poverty rate	21.3%	11.7%
Average household size	2.64	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1976	1994