Screven County vs. Effingham County

	Screven County (GA)	Effingham County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13,938	62,190
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	19.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,592	52,257
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,593	52,250
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.8%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.2%
White alone, percent	56.2%	82.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.3%	14.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	54.7%	78.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	969	5,037
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,780	23,469
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.9%	75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$77,000	$159,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,007	$1,318
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$338	$397
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$616	$986
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.9%	7.2%
Building permits, 2018	32	573
Households, 2014-2018	5,257	20,489
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	4.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.3%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.1%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.2%	20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.2%	13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.4%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.7%	57.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	74,492	358,549
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,245	$6,728
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.2	32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,588	$65,153
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,557	$29,795
Persons in poverty, percent	25.9%	8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	214	740
Total employment, 2017	2,279	7,826
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	76,021	318,141
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.8%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	968	3,837
All firms, 2012	994	3,748
Men-owned firms, 2012	472	1,838
Women-owned firms, 2012	419	1,488
Minority-owned firms, 2012	368	539
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	598	3,108
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	62	708
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	855	2,829
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.5%
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	0.0%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	22.6	109.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	645.10	477.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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