Henry County vs. DeKalb County

	Henry County (GA)	DeKalb County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	230,220	756,558
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.9%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	203,830	691,971
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	203,922	691,893
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.6%	23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.6%	12.4%
Female persons, percent	52.3%	52.7%
White alone, percent	46.9%	35.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	46.6%	54.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.2%	8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	41.8%	29.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,937	36,795
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	16.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	82,826	314,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.6%	54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,900	$192,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,384	$1,510
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$440	$535
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,146	$1,116
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.2%	36.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,905	3,673
Households, 2014-2018	73,826	277,757
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.98	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.1%	82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.2%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.9%	92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.3%	43.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	15.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.6%	69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.2%	65.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	281,493	1,358,124
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	782,227	4,808,798
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,035,075	3,630,768
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	833,810	5,554,714
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,402,457	7,956,518
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,492	$11,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.8	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$68,609	$59,280
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,274	$34,100
Persons in poverty, percent	7.5%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,764	17,036
Total employment, 2017	52,020	271,992
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,850,168	14,349,566
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	20,990	80,208
All firms, 2012	18,418	81,968
Men-owned firms, 2012	9,225	38,927
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,738	37,903
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,516	47,438
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,366	32,621
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,951	7,673
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	15,777	71,907
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.9%	39.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.4%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	33.6%	37.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	633.0	2,585.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	322.13	267.58

Source: United States Census Bureau

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