Effingham County vs. Chatham County

	Effingham County (GA)	Chatham County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	62,190	289,195
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19.0%	9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	52,257	265,126
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	52,250	265,128
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.5%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.6%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	51.9%
White alone, percent	82.1%	53.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.1%	41.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	6.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.1%	48.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,037	23,208
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	23,469	125,680
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.8%	54.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$159,100	$184,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,318	$1,463
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$397	$491
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$986	$1,044
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	27.9%
Building permits, 2018	573	2,067
Households, 2014-2018	20,489	108,151
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.85	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	77.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.1%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.1%	33.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.6%	16.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.6%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.2%	60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	36,471	1,024,669
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	358,549	4,256,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,728	$15,398
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	21.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,153	$54,911
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,795	$30,664
Persons in poverty, percent	8.3%	14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	740	7,834
Total employment, 2017	7,826	137,942
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	318,141	5,954,853
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,837	21,961
All firms, 2012	3,748	23,884
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,838	11,800
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,488	9,572
Minority-owned firms, 2012	539	8,180
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,108	14,563
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	708	2,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,829	19,626
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.5%	23.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	33.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	109.4	621.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	477.70	426.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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