Jackson County vs. Dade County

	Jackson County (AL)	Dade County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	51,736	16,226
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.8%	-2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	53,224	16,635
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	53,227	16,633
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.9%	19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.9%
White alone, percent	91.3%	95.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.1%	93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,902	1,059
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	25,253	7,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.1%	74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$105,300	$126,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,012	$1,120
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$327	$325
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$619	$703
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	7.4%
Building permits, 2018	37	10
Households, 2014-2018	20,626	6,070
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.4%	86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	83.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.1%	72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.5%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.2%	13.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	14.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.7%	56.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	54.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	454,888	184,585
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,580	$11,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.2	27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,816	$44,471
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,608	$24,028
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	840	215
Total employment, 2017	13,413	2,851
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	434,411	87,242
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,178	1,089
All firms, 2012	3,637	1,498
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,202	847
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,004	391
Minority-owned firms, 2012	283	56
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,239	1,334
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	404	101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,016	1,229
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	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	26.8%	27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	49.4	95.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,077.87	173.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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