Carroll County vs. Heard County

	Carroll County (GA)	Heard County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	118,121	11,879
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.8%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	110,580	11,825
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	110,527	11,834
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.8%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.6%	17.5%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.2%
White alone, percent	76.6%	87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.6%	9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.2%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.7%	84.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,925	761
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.8%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	45,530	5,229
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.2%	69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$130,200	$96,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,139	$1,072
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$370	$384
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$855	$676
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.7%	5.3%
Building permits, 2018	706	18
Households, 2014-2018	41,150	4,489
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.0%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.3%	80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	67.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.7%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.6%	9.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.0%	15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.9%	53.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,310,431	22,774
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,744	$1,958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	35.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,608	$48,094
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,155	$21,796
Persons in poverty, percent	16.8%	17.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,090	126
Total employment, 2017	35,576	1,138
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,454,582	50,798
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.5%	-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,570	795
All firms, 2012	9,344	811
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,742	467
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,563	301
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,910	145
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,070	632
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	601	86
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,319	692
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.3%	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	1.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.7%	23.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	221.5	40.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	499.08	296.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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