Liberty County vs. Chatham County

Liberty County (GA)Chatham County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)61,497289,195
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.3%9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)63,588265,126
Population, Census, April 1, 201063,453265,128
Persons under 5 years, percent10.4%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.0%21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent9.3%15.4%
Female persons, percent49.3%51.9%
White alone, percent47.2%53.3%
Black or African American alone, percent44.5%41.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.2%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.6%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.8%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.8%6.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent38.2%48.2%
Veterans, 2014-20189,47223,208
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.6%6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)28,570125,680
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201844.5%54.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,500$184,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,137$1,463
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$388$491
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,056$1,044
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.3%27.9%
Building permits, 20182462,067
Households, 2014-201823,232108,151
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201869.2%77.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.9%10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.1%91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.4%83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.9%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.3%33.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.0%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%16.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.3%60.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)249,2482,327,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)564,0504,256,416
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,615$15,398
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.421.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,959$54,911
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,430$30,664
Persons in poverty, percent16.1%14.4%
Total employer establishments, 20178477,834
Total employment, 201712,003137,942
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)482,8295,954,853
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.6%0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,01421,961
All firms, 20123,22523,884
Men-owned firms, 20121,50811,800
Women-owned firms, 20121,3899,572
Minority-owned firms, 20121,6678,180
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,40314,563
Veteran-owned firms, 20122832,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,76719,626
Black-owned firms, percent, 200736.7%23.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200734.7%33.0%
Population per square mile, 2010129.5621.7
Land area in square miles, 2010489.80426.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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