Habersham County vs. Towns County

	Habersham County (GA)	Towns County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,388	11,852
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.5%	13.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	43,036	10,477
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	43,041	10,471
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	3.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	12.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	34.5%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	52.3%
White alone, percent	90.5%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.1%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.1%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.1%	94.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,806	1,150
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	18,556	8,317
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.8%	80.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$146,000	$205,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,201	$1,213
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$356	$371
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$738	$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.5%	5.8%
Building permits, 2018	223	65
Households, 2014-2018	15,195	4,777
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.75	2.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.5%	89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	16.5%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.9%	79.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.7%	72.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.2%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.7%	26.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.3%	17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	44.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.6%	43.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	53,503	32,408
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	108,056	34,174
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	99,248	2,943
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	462,142	87,113
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,619	$8,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.3	19.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,140	$43,927
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,018	$23,940
Persons in poverty, percent	14.9%	16.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	835	283
Total employment, 2017	11,938	2,756
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	405,555	81,316
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.5%	-13.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,229	1,192
All firms, 2012	3,528	1,035
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,934	571
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,314	267
Minority-owned firms, 2012	384	38
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,047	957
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	497	56
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,915	948
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	155.5	62.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	276.74	166.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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