Talbot County vs. Meriwether County

	Talbot County (GA)	Meriwether County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,272	21,068
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.8%	-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,874	21,983
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,865	21,992
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.2%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.4%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	52.1%	52.1%
White alone, percent	42.6%	58.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	55.0%	39.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.9%	56.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	540	1,125
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,426	10,015
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.6%	67.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$80,000	$98,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,071	$1,094
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$382	$410
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$657	$672
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.8%	4.6%
Building permits, 2018	8	55
Households, 2014-2018	2,766	8,151
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.8%	91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	69.7%	72.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	52.9%	57.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.5%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.0%	11.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	16.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.2%	16.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.7%	50.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	42.7%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,776	16,766
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,696	116,084
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$1,795	$5,457
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.2	34.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,213	$36,351
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,785	$20,060
Persons in poverty, percent	24.8%	24.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	67	295
Total employment, 2017	504	3,179
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	20,214	116,153
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.2%	-7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	443	1,656
All firms, 2012	439	1,891
Men-owned firms, 2012	220	1,131
Women-owned firms, 2012	187	660
Minority-owned firms, 2012	188	770
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	244	1,067
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	56	201
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	350	1,613
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	46.3%	22.9%
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%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.5	43.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	391.39	501.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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