Colquitt County vs. Mitchell County

Colquitt County (GA)Mitchell County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)45,59222,192
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.2%-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)45,49923,498
Population, Census, April 1, 201045,49823,498
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.1%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.5%16.3%
Female persons, percent50.5%48.1%
White alone, percent72.7%49.1%
Black or African American alone, percent23.6%48.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.7%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent55.4%45.5%
Veterans, 2014-20182,2681,313
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.5%3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)18,6209,076
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.2%63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$83,200$86,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$976$1,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$328$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$648$644
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.5%10.9%
Building permits, 20187817
Households, 2014-201815,3747,889
Persons per household, 2014-20182.922.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.1%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.5%6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.3%76.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.9%64.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.8%74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.5%11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent23.6%17.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.9%53.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.8%55.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)192,22836,445
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)513,452172,879
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)460,046156,778
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,971$6,774
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.623.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,472$37,027
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$19,173$17,514
Persons in poverty, percent23.9%29.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017879354
Total employment, 201711,2984,895
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)367,058148,809
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.5%-13.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,8731,409
All firms, 20123,8511,714
Men-owned firms, 20122,067833
Women-owned firms, 20121,531662
Minority-owned firms, 20121,371566
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,3591,096
Veteran-owned firms, 2012404119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,2171,445
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.2%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201083.645.9
Land area in square miles, 2010544.15512.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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