Harris County, Georgia

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,509
Median household income: $89,184
Median home value: $278,700

Harris County, Georgia counts 35,509 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $89,184, its median household income sits above Georgia's $74,664.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harris County's population grew 4.1% from 34,105 to 35,509, while its median household income rose 16.9% from $76,319 to $89,184.

Owners occupy 88.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,509
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $89,184
Median home value: $278,700
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 14,506
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,10535,509

Median household income

$76,319$89,184

Median home value

$217,000$278,700

Median gross rent

$863$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,105	$76,319	$217,000	$863
2020	34,676	$79,860	$230,400	$874
2021	34,316	$82,244	$238,200	$865
2022	34,914	$85,936	$273,200	$869
2023	35,509	$89,184	$278,700	$941

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,742	4.9%
5 to 17	5,895	16.6%
18 to 24	2,924	8.2%
25 to 34	3,620	10.2%
35 to 44	4,344	12.2%
45 to 54	4,934	13.9%
55 to 64	5,370	15.1%
65 to 74	4,261	12.0%
75 and over	2,419	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,600	74.9%
Black or African American	5,592	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	196	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	0.2%
Two or more races	1,364	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,657	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,765	7.1%
High school graduate	6,242	25.0%
Some college or associate's	8,296	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,802	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,843	15.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,365	79.0%
Carpooled	1,432	9.2%
Public transit	49	0.3%
Walked	203	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,517	9.7%
Other means	76	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,018	14.3%
15 to 29 min	6,711	47.5%
30 to 44 min	3,950	28.0%
45 to 59 min	750	5.3%
60+ min	696	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 7.4% (2,586 of 35,019)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,834	77.8%
Nonfamily households	2,803	22.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,637	87.1%
Vacant	1,869	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,160	88.3%
Renter-occupied	1,477	11.7%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,000	89.6%
1-unit, attached	57	0.4%
2 to 4 units	203	1.4%
5 to 19 units	148	1.0%
20 or more units	4	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,094	7.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 13145
State: Georgia
Land area: 464 sq mi
Water area: 9.14 sq mi
Center point: 32.7315, -84.9124

Cities & places

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