Muscogee County vs. Russell County

Muscogee County (GA)Russell County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)194,16057,781
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.9%9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)190,57352,947
Population, Census, April 1, 2010189,88552,947
Persons under 5 years, percent7.1%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.8%24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%14.3%
Female persons, percent51.4%52.0%
White alone, percent45.6%50.0%
Black or African American alone, percent47.8%45.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.8%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.1%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.7%5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent40.0%46.0%
Veterans, 2014-201820,7795,593
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)85,00827,855
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201848.0%59.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,700$118,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,262$1,115
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$378$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$877$800
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.8%19.8%
Building permits, 2018501261
Households, 2014-201872,92422,740
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201878.2%79.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.6%5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.9%82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.1%66.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.3%83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.2%16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.8%14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.3%56.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.9%53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)519,29470,237
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,937,2031,209,152
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,847,837499,713
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,353$8,643
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.425.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,389$40,978
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,318$22,055
Persons in poverty, percent20.1%21.7%
Total employer establishments, 20174,315790
Total employment, 201780,13311,100
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,516,313377,092
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,8763,289
All firms, 201217,4054,546
Men-owned firms, 20128,1792,331
Women-owned firms, 20127,8491,940
Minority-owned firms, 20129,3311,754
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,3872,657
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,314625
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201214,3823,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 200737.4%33.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200735.8%32.4%
Population per square mile, 2010877.582.6
Land area in square miles, 2010216.39641.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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