Fayette County vs. Coweta County

	Fayette County (GA)	Coweta County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	113,459	145,864
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.5%	14.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	106,564	127,353
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	106,567	127,317
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.0%	24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	13.9%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.3%
White alone, percent	67.5%	76.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	24.3%	18.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.4%	70.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,767	9,743
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.1%	6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	43,033	55,398
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.4%	72.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$269,900	$201,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,783	$1,431
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$503	$456
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,274	$1,036
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.6%	11.1%
Building permits, 2018	543	1,247
Households, 2014-2018	39,753	51,308
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.79	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	8.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.4%	91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.2%	83.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.8%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	29.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.6%	7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.5%	12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	59.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	211,470	168,514
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	692,078	373,382
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	853,686	1,908,865
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,205,177	1,518,747
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,453,694	1,479,459
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,520	$11,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.2	30.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$87,272	$70,717
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,126	$32,542
Persons in poverty, percent	5.0%	10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,509	2,475
Total employment, 2017	42,840	34,066
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,670,449	1,272,179
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.1%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	11,131	11,724
All firms, 2012	11,032	10,794
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,536	5,928
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,272	4,016
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,421	2,967
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,177	7,503
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,340	1,247
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,161	8,903
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.6%	3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	32.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	548.3	288.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	194.34	440.89

Source: United States Census Bureau

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