Dougherty County vs. Mitchell County

Dougherty County (GA)Mitchell County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)91,24322,192
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.5%-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)94,56223,498
Population, Census, April 1, 201094,56523,498
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.3%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.4%16.3%
Female persons, percent54.1%48.1%
White alone, percent26.3%49.1%
Black or African American alone, percent70.9%48.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.9%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent24.4%45.5%
Veterans, 2014-20185,7701,313
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)40,5939,076
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201845.4%63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$103,900$86,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,124$1,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$457$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$729$644
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201331.3%10.9%
Building permits, 20184817
Households, 2014-201834,7807,889
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.6%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.7%6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.2%76.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201871.8%64.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201882.5%74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.4%11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.4%17.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%53.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.9%55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)185,34918,601
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)875,14036,445
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)841,317172,879
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,529,899156,778
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,189$6,774
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.523.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,633$37,027
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,180$17,514
Persons in poverty, percent29.5%29.3%
Total employer establishments, 20172,250354
Total employment, 201737,2514,895
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,448,926148,809
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.7%-13.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,6091,409
All firms, 20128,7531,714
Men-owned firms, 20124,014833
Women-owned firms, 20124,083662
Minority-owned firms, 20125,227566
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,1331,096
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,035119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,3181,445
Black-owned firms, percent, 200734.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010287.745.9
Land area in square miles, 2010328.69512.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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