Towns County vs. Clay County

	Towns County (GA)	Clay County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,852	11,139
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	13.1%	5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,477	10,590
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,471	10,587
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.6%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	12.7%	17.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	34.5%	31.1%
Female persons, percent	52.3%	51.2%
White alone, percent	96.5%	96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.0%	92.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,150	891
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.0%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,317	7,360
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.8%	76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$205,600	$165,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,213	$1,144
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$371	$307
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$764	$714
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.8%	5.2%
Building permits, 2018	65	73
Households, 2014-2018	4,777	5,062
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.22	2.13
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.3%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.7%	86.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.5%	76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.2%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.2%	22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.3%	15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.5%	49.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.8%	41.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,408	8,607
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	34,174	14,934
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	87,113	134,443
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,300	$12,662
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.6	23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,927	$38,801
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,940	$26,590
Persons in poverty, percent	16.0%	14.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	283	214
Total employment, 2017	2,756	1,680
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	81,316	48,582
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-13.0%	3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,192	1,100
All firms, 2012	1,035	1,233
Men-owned firms, 2012	571	583
Women-owned firms, 2012	267	413
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	957	1,151
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	56	128
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	948	1,007
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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	30.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	62.9	49.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	166.56	214.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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