Dade County vs. Walker County

	Dade County (GA)	Walker County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,226	69,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.5%	1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,635	68,749
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,633	68,756
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.2%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	18.6%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.8%
White alone, percent	95.7%	92.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.7%	90.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,059	4,208
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.1%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,302	30,458
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.3%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$126,700	$114,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,120	$1,044
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$325	$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$703	$732
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.4%	8.9%
Building permits, 2018	10	135
Households, 2014-2018	6,070	25,709
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.6%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.6%	2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.7%	83.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.9%	73.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.1%	13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.9%	15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.5%	56.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.8%	52.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	184,585	355,081
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,194	$5,215
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.0	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,471	$43,650
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,028	$23,311
Persons in poverty, percent	13.6%	15.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	215	682
Total employment, 2017	2,851	10,261
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	87,242	335,143
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.0%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,089	4,145
All firms, 2012	1,498	4,043
Men-owned firms, 2012	847	2,397
Women-owned firms, 2012	391	1,218
Minority-owned firms, 2012	56	319
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,334	3,614
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	101	375
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,229	3,490
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%	0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.4%	21.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	95.6	154.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	173.98	446.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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