Twiggs County vs. Jones County

	Twiggs County (GA)	Jones County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,188	28,616
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-9.2%	-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,022	28,667
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,023	28,669
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.3%	23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.7%	17.6%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	51.6%
White alone, percent	57.1%	72.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.5%	25.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.5%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	55.5%	71.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	629	2,345
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,252	11,886
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.3%	80.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$63,200	$123,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,039	$1,327
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$347	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$577	$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.2%	4.9%
Building permits, 2018	19	85
Households, 2014-2018	3,031	10,510
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.69
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.2%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	65.5%	86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	53.4%	77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	70.8%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.4%	20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.4%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.2%	53.6%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,933	96,950
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,307	$3,393
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.8	26.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,037	$53,155
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,465	$25,725
Persons in poverty, percent	21.3%	14.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	72	328
Total employment, 2017	1,546	2,614
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	58,881	87,042
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	588	2,002
All firms, 2012	638	2,162
Men-owned firms, 2012	274	1,084
Women-owned firms, 2012	235	932
Minority-owned firms, 2012	341	499
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	289	1,613
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	69	222
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	521	1,836
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	0.0%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.2	72.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	358.40	393.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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