Gwinnett County vs. DeKalb County

	Gwinnett County (GA)	DeKalb County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	927,781	756,558
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.2%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	805,326	691,971
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	805,321	691,893
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.9%	23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.1%	12.4%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	52.7%
White alone, percent	54.5%	35.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	29.3%	54.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	12.4%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	21.5%	8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	36.3%	29.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	38,005	36,795
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	25.3%	16.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	312,896	314,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.2%	54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,400	$192,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,529	$1,510
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$495	$535
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,203	$1,116
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.2%	36.2%
Building permits, 2018	3,716	3,673
Households, 2014-2018	288,724	277,757
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.11	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	34.7%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.2%	92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.7%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	36.1%	43.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.8%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.4%	15.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	65.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,355,547	1,358,124
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,700,349	4,808,798
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,847,724	3,630,768
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,301,017	5,554,714
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,673,392	7,956,518
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,051	$11,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.0	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$67,769	$59,280
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,474	$34,100
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	23,796	17,036
Total employment, 2017	327,647	271,992
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,435,012	14,349,566
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.8%	-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	108,636	80,208
All firms, 2012	101,039	81,968
Men-owned firms, 2012	53,115	38,927
Women-owned firms, 2012	40,321	37,903
Minority-owned firms, 2012	54,158	47,438
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	44,506	32,621
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	8,639	7,673
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	89,005	71,907
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.0%	39.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.2%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.3%	3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	37.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,871.2	2,585.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	430.38	267.58

Source: United States Census Bureau

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