Emanuel County vs. Burke County

	Emanuel County (GA)	Burke County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,612	22,423
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.1%	-3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,600	23,311
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,598	23,316
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.7%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.1%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	52.4%
White alone, percent	62.8%	49.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	34.8%	47.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.5%	3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.1%	47.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,220	1,598
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.9%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,920	10,072
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.6%	70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$74,100	$87,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$985	$1,134
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$351	$365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$596	$585
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.9%	9.1%
Building permits, 2018	12	49
Households, 2014-2018	8,392	8,184
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	83.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.1%	66.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.2%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.0%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.0%	15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.0%	54.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.0%	49.4%
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	706,335	196,974
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	89,091	210,729
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	203,297	196,658
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,878	$8,504
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.5	26.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,946	$42,773
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,981	$21,334
Persons in poverty, percent	25.1%	22.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	397	330
Total employment, 2017	5,141	9,532
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	165,041	744,497
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.2%	12.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,669	1,510
All firms, 2012	1,789	1,511
Men-owned firms, 2012	840	737
Women-owned firms, 2012	768	655
Minority-owned firms, 2012	583	754
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,131	706
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	218	132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,473	1,282
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.0%	36.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	33.2	28.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	680.60	826.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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