Gwinnett County vs. Forsyth County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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