Barrow County vs. Jackson County

Barrow County (GA)Jackson County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)80,80970,422
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.5%16.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)69,35560,457
Population, Census, April 1, 201069,36760,485
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.9%25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.4%14.4%
Female persons, percent51.0%50.7%
White alone, percent80.6%88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent12.5%7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent3.9%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.5%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent70.5%81.1%
Veterans, 2014-20184,0534,302
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.6%5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,95126,072
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.7%77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$146,500$174,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,177$1,337
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$388$406
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$954$799
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.5%5.9%
Building permits, 20188671,205
Households, 2014-201825,31922,034
Persons per household, 2014-20183.032.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.4%91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.7%8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.4%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.2%77.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.0%83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.6%21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.9%15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%55.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)117,36680,247
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)889,1841,924,144
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,189,678574,812
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)671,6081,482,538
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,571$24,476
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.030.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,348$62,495
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,638$27,115
Persons in poverty, percent9.5%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2341,323
Total employment, 201716,93123,653
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)597,985984,435
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.2%16.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3625,570
All firms, 20126,2125,551
Men-owned firms, 20123,5753,043
Women-owned firms, 20122,0521,888
Minority-owned firms, 20121,285717
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,6924,655
Veteran-owned firms, 2012659529
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,3104,767
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%21.1%
Population per square mile, 2010432.7178.1
Land area in square miles, 2010160.31339.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Barrow county (GA) and Jackson county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.