Florida vs. Georgia
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Florida Georgia
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 21,477,737 10,617,423 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.2% 9.6% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 18,804,564 9,688,729 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 18,801,310 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent 19.9% 23.8% Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.5% 13.9% Female persons, percent 51.1% 51.4% White alone, percent 77.3% 60.5% Black or African American alone, percent 16.9% 32.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 3.0% 4.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, percent 26.1% 9.8% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 53.5% 52.4% Veterans, 2014-2018 1,452,967 636,725 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 20.5% 10.1% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 9,547,305 4,326,105 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.0% 63.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $196,800 $166,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,466 $1,383 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $492 $418 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,128 $968 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 30.1% 20.5% Building permits, 2018 144,427 59,315 Households, 2014-2018 7,621,760 3,709,488 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.65 2.71 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.3% 84.6% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 29.1% 13.9% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.8% 88.6% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.8% 79.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.0% 86.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 29.2% 30.7% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.6% 8.7% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 16.0% 15.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 62.4% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.1% 58.2% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 49,817,925 18,976,611 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 124,061,425 51,800,643 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 96,924,106 155,836,792 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 252,626,608 143,645,290 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 273,867,145 119,801,495 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,177 $12,077 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.4 28.4 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $53,267 $55,679 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,197 $29,523 Persons in poverty, percent 13.6% 14.3% Total employer establishments, 2017 557,308 233,500 Total employment, 2017 8,385,577 3,888,928 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 378,219,262 191,941,305 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.6% 2.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,245,127 915,043 All firms, 2012 2,100,187 929,864 Men-owned firms, 2012 1,084,885 480,578 Women-owned firms, 2012 807,817 376,506 Minority-owned firms, 2012 926,112 371,588 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,121,749 538,893 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 185,756 96,787 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,846,686 800,585 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.0% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 5.1% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.4% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.9% 30.9% Population per square mile, 2010 350.6 168.4 Land area in square miles, 2010 53,624.76 57,513.49
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Florida and Georgia using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
