Douglas County vs. Cobb County

	Douglas County (GA)	Cobb County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	145,331	756,865
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.8%	10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	132,305	688,071
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	132,403	688,078
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.9%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.5%	12.3%
Female persons, percent	52.5%	51.6%
White alone, percent	46.7%	62.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	48.4%	28.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.7%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.0%	13.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	38.9%	51.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,797	42,191
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.5%	15.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	53,033	302,646
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$153,100	$237,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,330	$1,588
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$398	$456
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,046	$1,157
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.4%	24.9%
Building permits, 2018	399	2,790
Households, 2014-2018	48,968	277,222
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.87	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.1%	20.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.2%	95.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.1%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.1%	46.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.2%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.6%	70.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	64.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	210,122	1,516,090
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	498,115	3,519,689
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	690,302	8,587,163
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,224,213	18,591,356
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,955,842	10,368,694
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,599	$14,657
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.8	31.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,147	$75,153
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,621	$38,268
Persons in poverty, percent	12.6%	9.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,568	20,567
Total employment, 2017	37,939	342,531
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,387,358	19,210,048
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,101	79,730
All firms, 2012	12,634	80,947
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,426	41,717
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,095	31,390
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,416	31,280
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,691	46,785
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,356	7,431
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,666	69,782
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.5%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	5.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.1%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	661.8	2,026.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	200.07	339.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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