Gadsden County vs. Decatur County

	Gadsden County (FL)	Decatur County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	45,894	26,575
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.9%	-4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	47,744	27,842
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	46,389	27,842
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	16.2%
Female persons, percent	52.5%	51.6%
White alone, percent	41.7%	54.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	55.8%	42.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.5%	6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	32.6%	49.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,420	1,226
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.3%	2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	20,658	12,224
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.0%	56.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$99,000	$109,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,081	$1,091
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$357
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$678	$660
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.7%	14.3%
Building permits, 2018	1,111	27
Households, 2014-2018	17,080	10,153
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.2%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.8%	3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	72.9%	63.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	58.8%	52.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.3%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.7%	14.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.3%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.3%	17.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.3%	48.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.3%	44.3%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	347,266	324,740
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,464	$11,805
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.7	22.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,922	$39,148
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,158	$20,397
Persons in poverty, percent	23.6%	23.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	653	585
Total employment, 2017	7,936	6,268
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	346,551	215,533
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-11.4%	-2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,929	1,717
All firms, 2012	3,072	2,634
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,478	1,314
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,209	956
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,598	887
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,359	1,636
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	332	225
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,535	2,218
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	35.1%	29.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.3%
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%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.8%	28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	89.8	46.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	516.33	597.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

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