DeKalb County vs. Henry County

	DeKalb County (GA)	Henry County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	756,558	230,220
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.3%	12.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	691,971	203,830
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	691,893	203,922
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.4%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	52.3%
White alone, percent	35.8%	46.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	54.9%	46.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	6.6%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.6%	7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.2%	41.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,795	16,937
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.4%	7.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	314,302	82,826
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.3%	71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$192,400	$165,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,510	$1,384
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$535	$440
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,116	$1,146
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.2%	11.2%
Building permits, 2018	3,673	1,905
Households, 2014-2018	277,757	73,826
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	86.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	10.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	87.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.0%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	43.4%	28.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.9%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,358,124	281,493
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,808,798	782,227
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,630,768	2,035,075
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,554,714	833,810
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,956,518	2,402,457
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,252	$11,492
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	33.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,280	$68,609
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,100	$28,274
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	7.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	17,036	3,764
Total employment, 2017	271,992	52,020
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	14,349,566	1,850,168
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.9%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	80,208	20,990
All firms, 2012	81,968	18,418
Men-owned firms, 2012	38,927	9,225
Women-owned firms, 2012	37,903	7,738
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,438	9,516
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	32,621	8,366
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,673	1,951
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	71,907	15,777
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	39.6%	28.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	37.2%	33.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,585.7	633.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	267.58	322.13

Source: United States Census Bureau

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