Cook County vs. Tift County

Cook County (GA)Tift County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)17,16240,571
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.3%1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)17,20940,132
Population, Census, April 1, 201017,21240,118
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.1%24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%14.9%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.6%
White alone, percent69.5%65.8%
Black or African American alone, percent27.9%30.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%12.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.6%55.4%
Veterans, 2014-20189991,771
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.6%5.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)7,42316,780
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.2%59.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$88,100$118,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,066$1,157
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$363$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$733$649
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.7%16.3%
Building permits, 201851177
Households, 2014-20186,23315,058
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.0%91.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.7%11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.2%72.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.5%64.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.9%81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.5%16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.0%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent18.4%17.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.5%56.1%
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)201,847528,105
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)40,341634,100
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)136,640805,567
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,074$19,617
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.219.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,408$42,790
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$19,778$22,072
Persons in poverty, percent24.5%19.6%
Total employer establishments, 20173171,036
Total employment, 20173,19116,271
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)93,770568,306
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,1303,043
All firms, 20121,4063,483
Men-owned firms, 20128041,960
Women-owned firms, 20124521,234
Minority-owned firms, 20122581,051
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,0932,209
Veteran-owned firms, 2012188298
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,1832,921
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%11.1%
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%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%28.0%
Population per square mile, 201075.8154.9
Land area in square miles, 2010227.16258.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

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