Colquitt County vs. Cook County

	Colquitt County (GA)	Cook County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,592	17,162
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.2%	-0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	45,499	17,209
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	45,498	17,212
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.1%	25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.8%
White alone, percent	72.7%	69.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.6%	27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	19.7%	5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.4%	64.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,268	999
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.5%	2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	18,620	7,423
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.2%	67.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$83,200	$88,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$976	$1,066
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$328	$363
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$648	$733
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.5%	4.7%
Building permits, 2018	78	51
Households, 2014-2018	15,374	6,233
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.92	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.1%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.5%	4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.3%	76.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.9%	60.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.8%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.5%	15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	23.6%	18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	50.5%
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	760,075	201,847
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	513,452	40,341
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	460,046	136,640
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,971	$8,074
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.6	24.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,472	$38,408
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,173	$19,778
Persons in poverty, percent	23.9%	24.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	879	317
Total employment, 2017	11,298	3,191
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	367,058	93,770
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.5%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,873	1,130
All firms, 2012	3,851	1,406
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,067	804
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,531	452
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,371	258
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,359	1,093
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	404	188
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,217	1,183
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	25.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	83.6	75.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	544.15	227.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

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