Jasper County vs. Effingham County

	Jasper County (SC)	Effingham County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,971	62,190
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16.9%	19.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	24,779	52,257
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	24,777	52,250
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	50.2%
White alone, percent	54.6%	82.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	42.0%	14.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.2%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	43.3%	78.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,250	5,037
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,072	23,469
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.5%	75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$154,400	$159,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,190	$1,318
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$397
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$906	$986
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.8%	7.2%
Building permits, 2018	447	573
Households, 2014-2018	9,982	20,489
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.74	2.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.8%	4.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.1%	92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.0%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.5%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.9%	20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.9%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.4%	13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.8%	57.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,320	36,471
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	574,808	358,549
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$22,251	$6,728
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.2	32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,930	$65,153
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,406	$29,795
Persons in poverty, percent	19.0%	8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	660	740
Total employment, 2017	8,600	7,826
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	333,973	318,141
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	14.5%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,888	3,837
All firms, 2012	1,929	3,748
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,009	1,838
Women-owned firms, 2012	699	1,488
Minority-owned firms, 2012	756	539
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,075	3,108
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	174	708
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,603	2,829
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.8%	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	29.6%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	37.8	109.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	655.32	477.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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