Commerce

Population: 7,684
Median household income: $61,286
Median home value: $233,900

Commerce, a community in Jackson County, Georgia, has 7,684 residents. Its median household income of $61,286 runs below the Jackson County figure of $85,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Commerce's population grew 12.0% from 6,858 to 7,684, while its median home value rose 100.9% from $116,400 to $233,900.

17.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,684
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $61,286
Median home value: $233,900
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 2,660
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8587,684

Median household income

$47,035$61,286

Median home value

$116,400$233,900

Median gross rent

$788$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,858	$47,035	$116,400	$788
2020	7,008	$45,034	$140,900	$875
2021	7,213	$60,009	$180,500	$1,019
2022	7,391	$58,763	$219,600	$1,107
2023	7,684	$61,286	$233,900	$1,108

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	696	9.1%
5 to 17	1,674	21.8%
18 to 24	315	4.1%
25 to 34	1,254	16.3%
35 to 44	1,127	14.7%
45 to 54	733	9.5%
55 to 64	667	8.7%
65 to 74	551	7.2%
75 and over	667	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,176	67.4%
Black or African American	1,120	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	115	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.4%
Two or more races	126	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,118	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate41.3%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	782	15.6%
High school graduate	2,064	41.3%
Some college or associate's	1,267	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	601	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	285	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,583	80.9%
Carpooled	364	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.3%
Bicycle	22	0.7%
Worked from home	181	5.7%
Other means	34	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,386	46.0%
15 to 29 min	674	22.4%
30 to 44 min	406	13.5%
45 to 59 min	307	10.2%
60+ min	238	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 9.1% (682 of 7,463)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,899	73.7%
Nonfamily households	678	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,577	96.9%
Vacant	83	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,683	65.3%
Renter-occupied	894	34.7%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,105	79.1%
1-unit, attached	59	2.2%
2 to 4 units	63	2.4%
5 to 19 units	139	5.2%
20 or more units	119	4.5%
Mobile home & other	175	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1319112
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 34.2143, -83.4757