Fulton County vs. Clayton County

Fulton County (GA)Clayton County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,050,114289,615
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.1%11.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)920,441259,580
Population, Census, April 1, 2010920,581259,424
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%27.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.7%9.3%
Female persons, percent51.6%53.2%
White alone, percent45.6%19.6%
Black or African American alone, percent44.5%72.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent7.5%5.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.3%13.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent39.7%9.6%
Veterans, 2014-201842,64016,280
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.7%13.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)480,341105,859
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201851.5%50.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$290,400$97,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,836$1,136
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$625$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,150$955
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201343.9%29.3%
Building permits, 201810,051720
Households, 2014-2018400,01692,845
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.9%82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201815.9%19.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.6%91.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.1%77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.1%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.4%19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.3%8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.0%18.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.6%66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.4%64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,627,750450,869
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,875,785810,143
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,987,2121,873,369
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)29,149,0884,341,657
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)13,382,6793,229,643
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,687$12,147
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.531.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,787$45,778
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,707$20,419
Persons in poverty, percent13.5%17.6%
Total employer establishments, 201736,7923,782
Total employment, 2017813,41870,316
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)59,154,2302,804,582
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.7%-3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017111,54229,900
All firms, 2012125,74529,401
Men-owned firms, 201263,15512,574
Women-owned firms, 201251,91115,117
Minority-owned firms, 201257,26324,194
Nonminority-owned firms, 201263,7794,477
Veteran-owned firms, 201211,9672,964
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012108,00925,584
Black-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%51.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.4%11.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%4.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.3%38.1%
Population per square mile, 20101,748.01,832.5
Land area in square miles, 2010526.64141.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

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