DeKalb County vs. Rockdale County

	DeKalb County (GA)	Rockdale County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	756,558	90,594
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.3%	6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	691,971	85,176
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	691,893	85,215
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.4%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	53.0%
White alone, percent	35.8%	38.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	54.9%	57.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	6.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.6%	10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.2%	30.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,795	6,668
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.4%	10.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	314,302	33,848
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.3%	68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$192,400	$157,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,510	$1,319
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$535	$367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,116	$999
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.2%	19.0%
Building permits, 2018	3,673	304
Households, 2014-2018	277,757	30,521
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.4%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	11.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.4%	93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.0%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	43.4%	26.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.9%	15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,358,124	179,045
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,808,798	392,896
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,630,768	2,292,152
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,554,714	525,708
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,956,518	1,239,582
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,252	$14,444
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2	30.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,280	$57,049
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,100	$26,367
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	17,036	2,035
Total employment, 2017	271,992	32,025
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	14,349,566	1,408,960
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.9%	3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	80,208	8,856
All firms, 2012	81,968	8,566
Men-owned firms, 2012	38,927	4,058
Women-owned firms, 2012	37,903	3,560
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47,438	4,487
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	32,621	3,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,673	878
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	71,907	7,210
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	39.6%	34.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	37.2%	29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,585.7	656.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	267.58	129.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

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