Madison County vs. Oglethorpe County

	Madison County (GA)	Oglethorpe County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29,650	15,054
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.3%	1.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,160	14,876
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,120	14,899
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.0%	18.9%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.6%
White alone, percent	86.5%	79.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.3%	17.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.8%	5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.5%	75.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,841	993
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,022	6,681
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.9%	78.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$126,800	$117,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,085	$1,164
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$347	$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$718	$735
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.2%	4.8%
Building permits, 2018	9	52
Households, 2014-2018	10,712	5,621
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	90.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.8%	4.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.1%	75.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.1%	64.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.3%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.3%	18.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.2%	53.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	135,690	40,608
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,860	$2,778
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.0	28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,701	$44,927
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,292	$23,027
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	13.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	359	177
Total employment, 2017	2,054	1,185
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	64,117	36,931
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-13.4%	16.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,266	1,085
All firms, 2012	2,104	1,062
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,349	681
Women-owned firms, 2012	630	307
Minority-owned firms, 2012	288	200
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,789	822
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	190	100
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,864	948
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%	21.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	99.6	33.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	282.31	439.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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