DeKalb County vs. Gwinnett County

	DeKalb County (GA)	Gwinnett County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	756,558	927,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.3%	15.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	691,971	805,326
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	691,893	805,321
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	26.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.4%	10.1%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	51.2%
White alone, percent	35.8%	54.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	54.9%	29.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	6.6%	12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.6%	21.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.2%	36.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,795	38,005
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.4%	25.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	314,302	312,896
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.3%	66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$192,400	$200,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,510	$1,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$535	$495
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,116	$1,203
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.2%	20.2%
Building permits, 2018	3,673	3,716
Households, 2014-2018	277,757	288,724
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	3.11
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	34.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	95.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	87.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.0%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	43.4%	36.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	4.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.9%	18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,358,124	1,355,547
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,808,798	2,700,349
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,630,768	6,847,724
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,554,714	30,301,017
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,956,518	12,673,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,252	$15,051
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	34.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,280	$67,769
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,100	$29,474
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	17,036	23,796
Total employment, 2017	271,992	327,647
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	14,349,566	16,435,012
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.9%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	80,208	108,636
All firms, 2012	81,968	101,039
Men-owned firms, 2012	38,927	53,115
Women-owned firms, 2012	37,903	40,321
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,438	54,158
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	32,621	44,506
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,673	8,639
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	71,907	89,005
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	39.6%	17.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	14.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	9.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	37.2%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,585.7	1,871.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	267.58	430.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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