Baker County vs. Mitchell County

	Baker County (GA)	Mitchell County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,092	22,192
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-10.4%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,451	23,498
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,451	23,498
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.3%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.5%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.1%
White alone, percent	52.3%	49.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	44.9%	48.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.0%	4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	47.5%	45.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	167	1,313
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,657	9,076
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.8%	63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$75,500	$86,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$906	$1,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$391	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$486	$644
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	10.9%
Households, 2014-2018	1,385	7,889
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.2%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.5%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	58.0%	76.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	48.2%	64.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	78.3%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.3%	11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.3%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.2%	17.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	53.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.9%	55.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,703	156,778
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$1,397	$6,774
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.4	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,188	$37,027
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,864	$17,514
Persons in poverty, percent	22.9%	29.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	30	354
Total employment, 2017	263	4,895
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	10,111	148,809
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	20.1%	-13.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	178	1,409
All firms, 2012	335	1,714
Men-owned firms, 2012	173	833
Women-owned firms, 2012	102	662
Minority-owned firms, 2012	129	566
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	199	1,096
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	277	1,445
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	30.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	10.1	45.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	341.94	512.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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