Forsyth County vs. Gwinnett County

	Forsyth County (GA)	Gwinnett County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	236,612	927,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	34.8%	15.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	175,511	805,326
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	175,511	805,321
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.4%	26.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.0%	10.1%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	51.2%
White alone, percent	79.0%	54.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.1%	29.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	14.5%	12.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.7%	21.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.3%	36.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,294	38,005
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.7%	25.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	84,142	312,896
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.6%	66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$321,000	$200,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,885	$1,529
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$484	$495
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,319	$1,203
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.0%	20.2%
Building permits, 2018	3,650	3,716
Households, 2014-2018	73,675	288,724
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.98	3.11
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	21.6%	34.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	96.0%	95.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	92.6%	87.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.8%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.7%	36.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	4.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	18.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.8%	69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.4%	63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	257,573	1,355,547
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	704,472	2,700,349
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,364,336	6,847,724
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,722,601	30,301,017
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,366,845	12,673,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,594	$15,051
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	34.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$101,743	$67,769
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,585	$29,474
Persons in poverty, percent	5.0%	9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,487	23,796
Total employment, 2017	73,451	327,647
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,448,822	16,435,012
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	21,964	108,636
All firms, 2012	20,253	101,039
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,667	53,115
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,905	40,321
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,998	54,158
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	16,488	44,506
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,744	8,639
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	17,221	89,005
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	17.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	14.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	9.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	783.5	1,871.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	224.02	430.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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