DeKalb County vs. Dade County
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DeKalb County (AL) Dade County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 71,385 16,226
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.4% -2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 71,116 16,635
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 71,109 16,633
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.1% 19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.3% 19.3%
Female persons, percent 50.4% 50.9%
White alone, percent 92.7% 95.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.9% 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.0% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.6% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 14.8% 2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 80.1% 93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,678 1,059
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.5% 2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 31,660 7,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.2% 74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $102,700 $126,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $975 $1,120
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $322 $325
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $619 $703
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.7% 7.4%
Building permits, 2018 85 10
Households, 2014-2018 26,132 6,070
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.69 2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.4% 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.1% 3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 79.0% 83.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 67.0% 72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 74.1% 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 12.7% 13.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.8% 12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 17.3% 14.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.6% 56.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 45.9% 54.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 579,717 184,585
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,156 $11,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.7 27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,233 $44,471
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $21,004 $24,028
Persons in poverty, percent 21.3% 13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,110 215
Total employment, 2017 17,669 2,851
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 691,351 87,242
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.4% 2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,761 1,089
All firms, 2012 5,850 1,498
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,454 847
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,928 391
Minority-owned firms, 2012 311 56
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,291 1,334
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 567 101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,049 1,229
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 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 25.8% 27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 91.5 95.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 777.09 173.98
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between DeKalb county (AL) and Dade county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.