Houston County vs. Macon County

	Houston County (GA)	Macon County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	155,469	13,143
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.1%	-10.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	139,914	14,743
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	139,900	14,740
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.5%	18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	17.3%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	45.2%
White alone, percent	61.0%	36.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	32.3%	60.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	3.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.7%	4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.6%	33.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,390	784
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	63,958	6,089
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$138,600	$63,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,219	$941
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$395	$340
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$897	$564
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.3%	9.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,302	4
Households, 2014-2018	56,146	4,673
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.7%	7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	74.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	57.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.3%	8.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.6%	19.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	45.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	47.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	553,855	33,837
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,051,018	478,493
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	220,643	265,059
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,762,808	43,548
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,063	$3,053
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	26.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,770	$31,999
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,196	$15,924
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	30.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,548	175
Total employment, 2017	38,741	1,640
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,328,810	70,688
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.5%	4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,093	759
All firms, 2012	10,037	1,029
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,857	516
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,047	430
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,186	591
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,508	398
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,285	119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,013	854
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%	32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	372.5	36.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	375.54	400.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

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