Wheeler County vs. Laurens County

	Wheeler County (GA)	Laurens County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,879	47,325
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.2%	-2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,421	48,445
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,421	48,434
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.0%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.6%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	35.3%	52.7%
White alone, percent	60.5%	60.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.8%	37.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.0%	57.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	454	3,312
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,621	21,550
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.4%	62.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$63,300	$88,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$873	$1,113
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$279	$343
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$455	$616
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	10.3%
Households, 2014-2018	1,937	17,183
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.42	2.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.5%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	38.3%	71.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	32.3%	56.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.0%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.7%	9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.7%	15.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.2%	49.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.1%	46.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	997	77,822
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,470	305,985
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,249	700,527
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$2,694	$14,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.3	22.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,626	$37,369
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$12,292	$20,655
Persons in poverty, percent	39.6%	24.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	63	1,054
Total employment, 2017	744	14,965
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,551	558,254
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-9.4%	-2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	386	3,831
All firms, 2012	294	4,393
Men-owned firms, 2012	137	2,355
Women-owned firms, 2012	134	1,671
Minority-owned firms, 2012	92	1,568
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	196	2,659
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	52	525
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	236	3,648
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%	27.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.1	60.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	295.48	807.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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