Laurens County vs. Twiggs County

	Laurens County (GA)	Twiggs County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	47,325	8,188
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.3%	-9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	48,445	9,022
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	48,434	9,023
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.8%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.7%	22.7%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	50.9%
White alone, percent	60.0%	57.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.3%	40.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.7%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	57.8%	55.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,312	629
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,550	4,252
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.7%	79.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,800	$63,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,113	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$343	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$616	$577
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.3%	2.2%
Building permits, 2018	21	19
Households, 2014-2018	17,183	3,031
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.70	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	95.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.9%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	71.8%	65.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	56.7%	53.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.1%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.6%	9.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.0%	17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.3%	41.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	38.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	700,527	27,933
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,582	$3,307
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.8	31.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,369	$33,037
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,655	$19,465
Persons in poverty, percent	24.6%	21.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,054	72
Total employment, 2017	14,965	1,546
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	558,254	58,881
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.9%	2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,831	588
All firms, 2012	4,393	638
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,355	274
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,671	235
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,568	341
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,659	289
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	525	69
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,648	521
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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	27.9%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	60.0	25.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	807.30	358.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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