Houston County vs. Bleckley County

	Houston County (GA)	Bleckley County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	155,469	12,838
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.1%	-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	139,914	13,063
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	139,900	13,063
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.5%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	52.3%
White alone, percent	61.0%	70.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	32.3%	26.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	3.2%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.7%	3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.6%	68.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,390	764
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	63,958	5,314
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$138,600	$97,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,219	$1,086
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$395	$366
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$897	$613
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.3%	10.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,302	7
Households, 2014-2018	56,146	4,168
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.7%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	75.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	64.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.3%	17.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.6%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	44.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	39.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	258,957	10,175
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	553,855	19,688
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	220,643	22,806
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,762,808	88,382
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,063	$6,844
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,770	$45,029
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,196	$18,519
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	18.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,548	174
Total employment, 2017	38,741	1,556
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,328,810	42,776
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.5%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,093	855
All firms, 2012	10,037	980
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,857	505
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,047	317
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,186	194
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,508	729
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,285	105
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,013	786
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.1%	36.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	372.5	60.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	375.54	215.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

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