Dawson County vs. Hall County

	Dawson County (GA)	Hall County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,083	202,148
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.3%	12.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,337	179,726
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,330	179,684
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.7%	25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.1%	14.9%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	50.3%
White alone, percent	96.2%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	8.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	29.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.0%	60.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,347	10,382
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	16.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,771	74,423
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.7%	68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$215,500	$183,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,423	$1,355
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$857	$931
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.1%	13.9%
Building permits, 2018	446	1,778
Households, 2014-2018	8,711	63,931
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	3.04
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.6%	87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	28.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	82.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.4%	24.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	21.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	63.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	55.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,855	298,330
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	263,457	7,629,172
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,453	9,022,627
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	523,908	2,231,905
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$23,366	$12,037
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	26.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,805	$59,898
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,646	$27,625
Persons in poverty, percent	8.7%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	673	4,369
Total employment, 2017	7,881	77,461
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	201,800	3,581,296
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	21.2%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,322	16,076
All firms, 2012	2,372	15,712
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,318	8,921
Women-owned firms, 2012	658	5,383
Minority-owned firms, 2012	132	3,640
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,094	11,466
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	315	1,502
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,752	13,327
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.2%	25.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	105.9	457.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	210.83	392.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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