Oglethorpe County vs. Greene County

	Oglethorpe County (GA)	Greene County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15,054	17,698
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.2%	10.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,876	15,999
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,899	15,994
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.9%	18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.9%	29.1%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.9%
White alone, percent	79.4%	63.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.2%	33.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.0%	6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.1%	57.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	993	1,232
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,681	9,911
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.8%	71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$117,000	$207,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,164	$1,498
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$362	$485
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$735	$691
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.8%	6.9%
Building permits, 2018	52	569
Households, 2014-2018	5,621	7,004
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.9%	81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.6%	67.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.4%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.9%	25.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.2%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.9%	20.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.5%	47.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	44.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,608	205,956
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,778	$12,799
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.2	26.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,927	$49,755
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,027	$35,844
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	19.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	177	458
Total employment, 2017	1,185	5,294
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	36,931	216,994
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	16.3%	10.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,085	1,625
All firms, 2012	1,062	1,673
Men-owned firms, 2012	681	904
Women-owned firms, 2012	307	588
Minority-owned firms, 2012	200	426
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	822	1,162
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	100	229
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	948	1,301
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	14.6%
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%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.3%	16.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	33.9	41.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	439.01	387.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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