Cherokee County vs. Dawson County

	Cherokee County (GA)	Dawson County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	254,149	25,083
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.6%	12.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	214,372	22,337
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	214,346	22,330
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.9%	20.1%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.6%
White alone, percent	87.8%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.4%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.8%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	92.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	14,278	1,347
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	94,218	11,771
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.6%	81.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$234,300	$215,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,582	$1,423
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$430	$444
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,184	$857
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.7%	5.1%
Building permits, 2018	3,500	446
Households, 2014-2018	85,825	8,711
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.80	2.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.3%	92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.4%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.0%	30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.8%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.3%	53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	281,690	39,855
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,027,814	263,457
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	711,947	23,453
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,271,598	523,908
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,264	$23,366
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.5	32.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$79,670	$65,805
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,199	$32,646
Persons in poverty, percent	7.4%	8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,419	673
Total employment, 2017	53,665	7,881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,980,336	201,800
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.5%	21.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,937	2,322
All firms, 2012	22,221	2,372
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,755	1,318
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,466	658
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,678	132
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	17,945	2,094
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,132	315
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	19,205	1,752
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	16.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	508.3	105.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	421.67	210.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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