Cook County vs. Lowndes County

	Cook County (GA)	Lowndes County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,162	116,321
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.3%	6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,209	109,248
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,212	109,233
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.5%	12.4%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.6%
White alone, percent	69.5%	58.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	27.9%	37.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.6%	53.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	999	8,104
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,423	48,521
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.2%	52.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,100	$135,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$1,175
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$363	$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$733	$788
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.7%	21.1%
Building permits, 2018	51	1,058
Households, 2014-2018	6,233	40,472
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.7%	6.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.2%	84.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.5%	65.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.9%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.5%	25.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.0%	8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.4%	17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.5%	53.6%
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	201,847	2,600,314
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,341	1,226,964
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	136,640	1,748,485
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,074	$15,264
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	19.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,408	$41,390
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,778	$23,077
Persons in poverty, percent	24.5%	25.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	317	2,799
Total employment, 2017	3,191	41,115
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	93,770	1,375,019
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,130	7,521
All firms, 2012	1,406	8,296
Men-owned firms, 2012	804	4,312
Women-owned firms, 2012	452	2,967
Minority-owned firms, 2012	258	2,189
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,093	5,541
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	188	936
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,183	6,738
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	12.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	30.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	75.8	220.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	227.16	496.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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