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Barrow County had 99,773 residents in July 2025 (Census), up 19.4% since 2020. Its median list price was $389,900 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026).
Barrow County sits on the SR 316 corridor between Atlanta and Athens. Winder is the county seat, and Statham, Auburn and Bethlehem are the smaller cities. Residents average 33.5 minutes to work (ACS 2024 5-year). That is longer than the Georgia average of 28.3 and the US average of 26.4. GDOT's SR 316 Reconstruction program lists 15 proposed projects in Barrow. The work adds interchanges and grade separations. It is not a widening. One bundle, at Kilcrease Road and Carl-Bethlehem Road, was awarded in May 2025. Construction is expected to start in spring 2026, with completion expected in 2028.
The median list price in Barrow was $389,900 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026), down 2.5% from September 2025. There were 635 active listings that month. Listings spent a median of 65 days on market, up 9.2% from a year earlier. About 21% of listings had a price reduction. The median value of owner-occupied homes was $294,700 (Census, 2020-2024). That figure reflects owners' estimated values, not asking prices. Most households own their home. About 78.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied (Census, 2020-2024).
The Barrow County School System enrolls about 15,000 students in the 2026-27 school year. It runs 10 elementary, 4 middle and 3 high schools, plus 3 programs. The district calls itself Georgia's 24th largest school system by size. Fort Yargo State Park, in Barrow County, covers 1,816 acres with a 260-acre lake and 20.5 miles of trails. It also keeps a log fort that settlers built in 1792. Median household income is $80,653 (Census, 2020-2024). The poverty rate is 7.5%, versus 12.6% statewide.
Barrow became Georgia's 149th county in 1914, formed from parts of Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties. It had 99,773 residents in July 2025, up 19.4% from April 2020 (Census). Covered employment was 24,525 jobs in September 2025, with an average weekly wage of $1,094 (BLS). Johns Manville announced a new production line at its Winder plant in February 2025. The company said it would add more than 30 jobs, with the line running by mid-2027. In 2021, Spring Mountain Center announced a $45 million, 205-job headquarters at Park 53 in Winder.
Median list price $389,900 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026), down 2.5% from a year earlier. Median home value is $294,700 (Census, 2020-2024).
Population 99,773 (Census, July 2025), up 16,198 people or 19.4% from April 2020.
Mean commute to work is 33.5 minutes (ACS 2024 5-year), longer than Georgia's 28.3. SR 316 runs through the county between Atlanta and Athens.
About 78.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied (Census, 2020-2024). Median household income is $80,653 (Census, 2020-2024).
Explore the Area
The county seat, once called Jug Tavern. The Georgia General Assembly renamed it in 1893 for railroad builder John H. Winder.
One of the smaller cities in Barrow County, outside the county seat of Winder.
One of Barrow's cities. Part of Auburn lies in Gwinnett County, so check which county a given address is in.
A small town in Barrow County. On SR 316, GDOT plans a grade separation at Carl-Bethlehem Road, with completion expected in 2028.
The median list price was $389,900 (Realtor.com, Sept 2026), down 2.5% from a year earlier. The median value of owner-occupied homes was $294,700 (Census, 2020-2024). They measure different things. The first is asking prices on current listings. The second is owners' estimates of their home's value.
Listings spent a median of 65 days on market (Realtor.com, Sept 2026), up 9.2% from a year earlier. There were 635 active listings, and 21% had a price reduction.
Residents average 33.5 minutes to work (ACS 2024 5-year), versus 28.3 for Georgia. GDOT is rebuilding SR 316 in Barrow with new interchanges and grade separations.
The Barrow County School System has about 15,000 students in 10 elementary, 4 middle and 3 high schools (2026-27). The district says it is Georgia's 24th largest by size.
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