Barrow County vs. Oconee County

Barrow County (GA)Oconee County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)80,80939,272
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.5%19.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)69,35532,831
Population, Census, April 1, 201069,36732,808
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.9%26.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.4%15.2%
Female persons, percent51.0%50.9%
White alone, percent80.6%88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent12.5%5.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent3.9%4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.5%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent70.5%84.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,0531,923
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.6%6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,95114,593
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.7%82.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$146,500$268,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,177$1,725
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$388$497
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$954$970
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.5%6.6%
Building permits, 2018867402
Households, 2014-201825,31913,093
Persons per household, 2014-20183.032.81
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.4%90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.7%8.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.4%93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.2%85.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.0%94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.6%51.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.9%11.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%59.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)117,366127,004
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,189,67890,699
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)671,608397,167
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,571$11,814
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.023.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,348$88,308
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,638$41,671
Persons in poverty, percent9.5%5.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2341,179
Total employment, 201716,93114,055
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)597,985546,864
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.2%25.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3624,108
All firms, 20126,2123,673
Men-owned firms, 20123,5752,065
Women-owned firms, 20122,0521,063
Minority-owned firms, 20121,285322
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,6923,193
Veteran-owned firms, 2012659563
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,3102,903
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%1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010432.7178.0
Land area in square miles, 2010160.31184.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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