Ware County vs. Atkinson County

	Ware County (GA)	Atkinson County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	35,680	8,297
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.7%	-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	36,305	8,382
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	36,312	8,375
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	26.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.3%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	49.5%
White alone, percent	66.4%	77.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.2%	17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	25.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.9%	56.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,066	346
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	12.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,778	3,499
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$82,000	$60,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$973	$904
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$355	$335
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$652	$449
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.7%	7.4%
Households, 2014-2018	13,901	2,785
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.38	2.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.7%	93.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.6%	23.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.0%	73.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.2%	55.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.9%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	9.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.6%	22.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.9%	55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.6%	52.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	59,324	2,387
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	627,405	43,844
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,515	$5,293
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.2	22.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,887	$34,877
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,457	$18,565
Persons in poverty, percent	23.6%	26.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	873	85
Total employment, 2017	11,760	1,454
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	379,903	49,911
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.1%	5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,834	552
All firms, 2012	2,898	479
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,483	307
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,054	163
Minority-owned firms, 2012	570	102
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,195	368
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	384	63
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,320	405
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%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	40.7	24.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	892.46	339.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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