Long County vs. Wayne County

	Long County (GA)	Wayne County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,998	29,808
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32.6%	-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,331	30,099
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,464	30,099
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.6%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	48.7%
White alone, percent	66.4%	76.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	27.1%	20.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.2%	6.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.7%	71.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,152	2,198
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,000	12,284
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.6%	63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$116,700	$107,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,179	$1,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$333	$338
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$789	$598
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	6.5%
Building permits, 2018	152	60
Households, 2014-2018	5,601	10,353
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.22	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	78.3%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.0%	6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.1%	82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.7%	67.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.2%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.5%	12.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.4%	14.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.4%	49.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.0%	47.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,899	102,434
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,175	293,052
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$1,008	$9,670
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.2	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,439	$44,869
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,695	$21,067
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	18.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	73	563
Total employment, 2017	317	5,877
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,503	223,669
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	11.6%	1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	751	1,727
All firms, 2012	576	2,012
Men-owned firms, 2012	390	1,020
Women-owned firms, 2012	154	844
Minority-owned firms, 2012	221	520
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	346	1,390
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	94	197
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	474	1,701
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.1	46.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	400.29	641.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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