Chatham County vs. Effingham County

	Chatham County (GA)	Effingham County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	289,195	62,190
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.1%	19.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	265,126	52,257
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	265,128	52,250
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.2%	26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.4%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	50.2%
White alone, percent	53.3%	82.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.0%	14.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	48.2%	78.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	23,208	5,037
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	125,680	23,469
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.1%	75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$184,900	$159,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,463	$1,318
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$491	$397
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,044	$986
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.9%	7.2%
Building permits, 2018	2,067	573
Households, 2014-2018	108,151	20,489
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.85
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	77.0%	87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.1%	4.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.1%	92.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.7%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.2%	20.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.2%	13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.8%	65.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.8%	57.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,024,669	36,471
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,256,416	358,549
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,398	$6,728
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.9	32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,911	$65,153
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,664	$29,795
Persons in poverty, percent	14.4%	8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	7,834	740
Total employment, 2017	137,942	7,826
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,954,853	318,141
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	21,961	3,837
All firms, 2012	23,884	3,748
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,800	1,838
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,572	1,488
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,180	539
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,563	3,108
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,774	708
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	19,626	2,829
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.5%	6.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.0%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	621.7	109.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	426.44	477.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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