Barrow County vs. Gwinnett County

Barrow County (GA)Gwinnett County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)80,809927,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.5%15.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)69,355805,326
Population, Census, April 1, 201069,367805,321
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.9%26.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.4%10.1%
Female persons, percent51.0%51.2%
White alone, percent80.6%54.5%
Black or African American alone, percent12.5%29.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.8%
Asian alone, percent3.9%12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.5%21.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent70.5%36.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,05338,005
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.6%25.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,951312,896
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.7%66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$146,500$200,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,177$1,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$388$495
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$954$1,203
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.5%20.2%
Building permits, 20188673,716
Households, 2014-201825,319288,724
Persons per household, 2014-20183.033.11
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.4%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.7%34.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.4%95.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.2%87.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.0%87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.6%36.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%4.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.9%18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%63.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)117,3662,700,349
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)889,1846,847,724
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,189,67830,301,017
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)671,60812,673,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,571$15,051
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.034.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,348$67,769
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,638$29,474
Persons in poverty, percent9.5%9.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,23423,796
Total employment, 201716,931327,647
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)597,98516,435,012
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.2%-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,362108,636
All firms, 20126,212101,039
Men-owned firms, 20123,57553,115
Women-owned firms, 20122,05240,321
Minority-owned firms, 20121,28554,158
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,69244,506
Veteran-owned firms, 20126598,639
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,31089,005
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%17.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%14.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%9.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010432.71,871.2
Land area in square miles, 2010160.31430.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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