Houston County vs. Twiggs County

Houston County (GA)Twiggs County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)155,4698,188
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.1%-9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)139,9149,022
Population, Census, April 1, 2010139,9009,023
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.5%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.7%22.7%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.9%
White alone, percent61.0%57.1%
Black or African American alone, percent32.3%40.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent3.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.7%2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent55.6%55.5%
Veterans, 2014-201817,390629
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)63,9584,252
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.4%79.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$138,600$63,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,219$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$395$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$897$577
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.3%2.2%
Building permits, 20181,30219
Households, 2014-201856,1463,031
Persons per household, 2014-20182.672.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%95.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.7%2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.1%65.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%53.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.9%70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.3%9.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.6%17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.1%41.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%38.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,762,80827,933
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,063$3,307
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.731.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,770$33,037
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,196$19,465
Persons in poverty, percent12.1%21.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172,54872
Total employment, 201738,7411,546
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,328,81058,881
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.5%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,093588
All firms, 201210,037638
Men-owned firms, 20124,857274
Women-owned firms, 20124,047235
Minority-owned firms, 20124,186341
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,508289
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,28569
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,013521
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010372.525.2
Land area in square miles, 2010375.54358.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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