Polk County vs. Bartow County

Polk County (GA)Bartow County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)42,470106,408
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.4%6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)41,479100,128
Population, Census, April 1, 201041,475100,157
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.4%24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.5%14.0%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.7%
White alone, percent83.6%84.9%
Black or African American alone, percent12.8%11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.7%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.7%8.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.6%77.3%
Veterans, 2014-20182,6126,330
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.5%5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)17,05841,532
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%66.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$105,400$151,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,097$1,244
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$375$383
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$699$894
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.5%11.7%
Building permits, 2018105887
Households, 2014-201815,01137,351
Persons per household, 2014-20182.762.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.2%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.8%8.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.1%90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.6%79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.1%83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.2%19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.6%10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.1%17.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%62.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.4%57.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)40,595140,565
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)57,576324,234
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)326,5051,264,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,927$12,566
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.528.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,491$55,452
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,233$25,712
Persons in poverty, percent21.8%12.2%
Total employer establishments, 20176142,120
Total employment, 201710,09933,776
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)371,8871,399,987
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.0%6.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,5998,296
All firms, 20122,7709,068
Men-owned firms, 20121,3475,113
Women-owned firms, 20121,1203,093
Minority-owned firms, 20125571,424
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,1317,323
Veteran-owned firms, 20123781,056
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,2377,605
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200735.8%28.2%
Population per square mile, 2010133.6217.9
Land area in square miles, 2010310.33459.54

Source: United States Census Bureau

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