Lowndes County vs. Echols County

	Lowndes County (GA)	Echols County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	116,321	4,000
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.5%	-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	109,248	4,027
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	109,233	4,034
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	26.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.4%	13.0%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	48.3%
White alone, percent	58.0%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.1%	5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	3.0%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.9%	30.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.5%	61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,104	128
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	48,521	1,586
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	52.3%	69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$135,100	$58,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,175	$920
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$352	$315
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$788	$620
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.1%	5.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,058	5
Households, 2014-2018	40,472	1,559
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	94.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.2%	20.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	67.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.0%	44.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.1%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.6%	8.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.3%	27.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	54.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	42.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	25.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,390	$34,447
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,077	$22,883
Persons in poverty, percent	25.9%	24.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,799	29
Total employment, 2017	41,115	112
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,375,019	3,963
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	9.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	7,521	205
All firms, 2012	8,296	204
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,312	116
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,967	51
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,189	58
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,541	143
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	936	27
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,738	151
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	220.2	9.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	496.07	414.89

Source: United States Census Bureau

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