Oconee County vs. Jackson County

	Oconee County (GA)	Jackson County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	39,272	70,422
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19.6%	16.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	32,831	60,457
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	32,808	60,485
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.7%	25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.7%
White alone, percent	88.7%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.3%	7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.3%	81.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,923	4,302
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,593	26,072
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.7%	77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$268,100	$174,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,725	$1,337
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$497	$406
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$970	$799
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.6%	5.9%
Building permits, 2018	402	1,205
Households, 2014-2018	13,093	22,034
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.81	2.95
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.9%	8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.9%	86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.9%	77.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.5%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.1%	21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.8%	15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.6%	61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	55.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	127,004	80,247
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	90,699	574,812
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	397,167	1,482,538
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,814	$24,476
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.4	30.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$88,308	$62,495
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,671	$27,115
Persons in poverty, percent	5.7%	8.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,179	1,323
Total employment, 2017	14,055	23,653
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	546,864	984,435
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	25.1%	16.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,108	5,570
All firms, 2012	3,673	5,551
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,065	3,043
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,063	1,888
Minority-owned firms, 2012	322	717
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,193	4,655
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	563	529
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,903	4,767
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	1.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	3.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.4%	21.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	178.0	178.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	184.29	339.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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