Columbia County vs. Richmond County

	Columbia County (GA)	Richmond County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	154,291	201,554
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	24.4%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	124,041	200,569
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	124,053	200,549
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.4%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.6%
White alone, percent	73.5%	37.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	18.4%	57.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.9%	5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.1%	34.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,560	19,275
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	58,736	89,092
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.0%	53.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$192,200	$104,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,446	$1,120
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$462	$399
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,134	$850
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.4%	25.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,273	518
Households, 2014-2018	46,840	72,165
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.13	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.6%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.5%	84.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.9%	72.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.6%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.1%	21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	56.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	56.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	153,214	446,961
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	254,365	3,260,377
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,023,663	5,452,204
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	382,192	864,737
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,580,571	2,627,283
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,008	$12,969
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	21.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,938	$40,644
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,509	$22,045
Persons in poverty, percent	7.1%	21.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,404	4,264
Total employment, 2017	31,817	85,058
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,145,059	3,700,642
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	11.5%	-2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,606	12,785
All firms, 2012	9,544	16,003
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,002	6,974
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,673	7,489
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,412	8,522
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,917	6,714
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,177	1,944
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,884	12,919
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.4%	38.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.0%	36.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	427.6	618.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	290.09	324.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

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