Burke County vs. Jenkins County

	Burke County (GA)	Jenkins County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,423	8,683
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.8%	4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,311	8,336
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,316	8,340
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.1%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	52.4%	46.4%
White alone, percent	49.9%	54.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	47.4%	43.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.3%	5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	47.5%	50.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,598	503
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,072	4,237
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.6%	70.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$87,900	$66,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,134	$886
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$365	$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$585	$533
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.1%	1.9%
Building permits, 2018	49	16
Households, 2014-2018	8,184	3,409
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.2%	88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.0%	9.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	74.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.5%	52.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.2%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	9.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.2%	15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.7%	49.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.4%	44.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	196,658	40,505
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,504	$4,397
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.8	25.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,773	$27,311
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,334	$16,089
Persons in poverty, percent	22.0%	31.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	330	111
Total employment, 2017	9,532	1,061
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	744,497	33,732
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	12.9%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,510	517
All firms, 2012	1,511	638
Men-owned firms, 2012	737	370
Women-owned firms, 2012	655	227
Minority-owned firms, 2012	754	164
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	706	453
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	132	61
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,282	542
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.3%	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	36.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	28.2	24.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	826.97	347.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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