Newton County vs. Rockdale County
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Newton County (GA) Rockdale County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 109,541 90,594
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.6% 6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 99,984 85,176
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 99,958 85,215
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.9% 24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.0% 14.4%
Female persons, percent 52.8% 53.0%
White alone, percent 49.5% 38.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 46.6% 57.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.9% 10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 45.3% 30.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 7,042 6,668
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.0% 10.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 39,693 33,848
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.7% 68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $139,900 $157,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,231 $1,319
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $403 $367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $984 $999
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 8.1% 19.0%
Building permits, 2018 653 304
Households, 2014-2018 36,626 30,521
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.87 2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.0% 87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 11.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.9% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.4% 79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.8% 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.6% 26.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.5% 6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.8% 15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.5% 61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.4% 56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 112,912 179,045
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 189,049 392,896
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,854,798 2,292,152
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 278,178 525,708
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 747,320 1,239,582
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,362 $14,444
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.3 30.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $53,309 $57,049
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,426 $26,367
Persons in poverty, percent 14.8% 13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,436 2,035
Total employment, 2017 19,075 32,025
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 838,511 1,408,960
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.7% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 9,868 8,856
All firms, 2012 8,681 8,566
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,121 4,058
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,036 3,560
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,260 4,487
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,199 3,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 946 878
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,435 7,210
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.4% 34.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.4% 29.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 367.3 656.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 272.16 129.79
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Newton county (GA) and Rockdale county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.