Houston County vs. Peach County

	Houston County (GA)	Peach County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	155,469	27,297
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.1%	-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	139,914	27,688
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	139,900	27,695
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.5%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	16.0%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	51.8%
White alone, percent	61.0%	51.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	32.3%	44.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.7%	7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.6%	45.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,390	2,144
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	63,958	11,611
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.4%	63.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$138,600	$128,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,219	$1,203
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$395	$425
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$897	$707
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.3%	15.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,302	64
Households, 2014-2018	56,146	10,103
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.7%	9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.1%	81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	73.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	27.3%	19.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.6%	17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	53.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	48.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	258,957	40,791
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	553,855	39,255
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,762,808	296,125
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,063	$10,721
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	23.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,770	$42,802
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,196	$22,767
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	24.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,548	469
Total employment, 2017	38,741	6,556
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,328,810	247,985
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.5%	5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,093	1,874
All firms, 2012	10,037	2,233
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,857	1,097
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,047	920
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,186	966
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,508	1,159
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,285	228
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,013	1,905
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%	3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	372.5	184.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	375.54	150.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

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