Dougherty County vs. Lee County

	Dougherty County (GA)	Lee County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	91,243	29,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.5%	5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	94,562	28,298
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	94,565	28,298
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.3%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.4%	12.6%
Female persons, percent	54.1%	49.9%
White alone, percent	26.3%	73.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	70.9%	22.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	24.4%	70.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,770	2,251
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	40,593	11,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	45.4%	72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$103,900	$153,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,124	$1,247
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$457	$448
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$729	$892
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	31.3%	10.4%
Building permits, 2018	48	99
Households, 2014-2018	34,780	10,354
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.6%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.2%	91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.8%	82.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.5%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	25.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.4%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.9%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	185,349	11,897
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	875,140	21,665
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	841,317	566,179
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,529,899	154,999
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,189	$5,392
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.5	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,633	$65,420
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,180	$28,612
Persons in poverty, percent	29.5%	12.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,250	400
Total employment, 2017	37,251	4,211
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,448,926	151,913
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	8.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,609	2,200
All firms, 2012	8,753	2,186
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,014	1,280
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,083	775
Minority-owned firms, 2012	5,227	469
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,133	1,668
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,035	367
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,318	1,672
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	34.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.7%	30.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	287.7	79.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	328.69	355.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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