Cherokee County vs. Forsyth County

	Cherokee County (GA)	Forsyth County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	254,149	236,612
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.6%	34.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	214,372	175,511
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	214,346	175,511
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	27.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.9%	12.0%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.4%
White alone, percent	87.8%	79.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.4%	4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.0%	14.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.8%	9.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	70.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	14,278	10,294
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	16.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	94,218	84,142
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.6%	83.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$234,300	$321,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,582	$1,885
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$430	$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,184	$1,319
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.7%	4.0%
Building permits, 2018	3,500	3,650
Households, 2014-2018	85,825	73,675
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.80	2.98
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	21.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.3%	96.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	92.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.4%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.0%	51.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.8%	4.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	68.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.3%	60.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	281,690	257,573
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	471,434	704,472
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,027,814	2,364,336
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	711,947	3,722,601
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,271,598	2,366,845
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,264	$12,594
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	35.5	33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$79,670	$101,743
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,199	$41,585
Persons in poverty, percent	7.4%	5.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,419	6,487
Total employment, 2017	53,665	73,451
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,980,336	3,448,822
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.5%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,937	21,964
All firms, 2012	22,221	20,253
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,755	10,667
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,466	6,905
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,678	2,998
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	17,945	16,488
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,132	1,744
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	19,205	17,221
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	1.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.1%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	508.3	783.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	421.67	224.02

Source: United States Census Bureau

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