Comer

Population: 1,928
Median household income: $45,284
Median home value: $185,900

Comer, a community in Madison County, Georgia, has 1,928 residents. At $45,284, its median household income sits below Madison County's $58,784.

Between 2019 and 2023, Comer's population grew 51.7% from 1,271 to 1,928, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $151,900 to $185,900.

The median gross rent is $881. 34.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,928
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,284
Median home value: $185,900
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 711
Homeownership rate: 59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2711,928

Median household income

$52,292$45,284

Median home value

$151,900$185,900

Median gross rent

$823$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,271	$52,292	$151,900	$823
2020	1,825	$32,111	$143,500	$758
2021	1,703	$32,302	$153,800	$650
2022	1,810	$34,880	$176,400	$675
2023	1,928	$45,284	$185,900	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 743.9%

75 and over18.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	4.6%
5 to 17	381	19.8%
18 to 24	133	6.9%
25 to 34	305	15.8%
35 to 44	226	11.7%
45 to 54	213	11.0%
55 to 64	147	7.6%
65 to 74	76	3.9%
75 and over	359	18.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,207	62.6%
Black or African American	192	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	172	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	147	7.6%
Two or more races	210	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree28.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	218	16.4%
High school graduate	368	27.8%
Some college or associate's	278	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	85	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	377	28.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	556	70.9%
Carpooled	57	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	117	14.9%
Bicycle	6	0.8%
Worked from home	40	5.1%
Other means	8	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	254	34.1%
15 to 29 min	196	26.3%
30 to 44 min	215	28.9%
45 to 59 min	14	1.9%
60+ min	65	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 25.6% (458 of 1,789)

	Count	Share
Family households	331	50.1%
Nonfamily households	330	49.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	661	93.0%
Vacant	50	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	390	59.0%
Renter-occupied	271	41.0%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units28.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	451	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	200	28.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1319084
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.0625, -83.1273