Polk County vs. Floyd County

Polk County (GA)Floyd County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)42,47097,927
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.4%1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)41,47996,314
Population, Census, April 1, 201041,47596,317
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.4%23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.5%16.7%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.7%
White alone, percent83.6%80.5%
Black or African American alone, percent12.8%14.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.8%
Asian alone, percent0.7%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.7%11.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.6%70.9%
Veterans, 2014-20182,6126,226
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.5%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)17,05840,636
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%60.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$105,400$129,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,097$1,195
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$375$410
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$699$730
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.5%16.6%
Building permits, 2018105210
Households, 2014-201815,01135,633
Persons per household, 2014-20182.762.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.2%84.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.8%10.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.1%83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.6%77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.1%81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.2%20.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.6%10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent19.1%17.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%57.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.4%53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)40,595163,416
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)57,5761,049,193
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)326,5051,022,355
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,927$10,630
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.522.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,491$46,367
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,233$25,058
Persons in poverty, percent21.8%20.7%
Total employer establishments, 20176142,018
Total employment, 201710,09936,648
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)371,8871,424,633
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.0%3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,5996,946
All firms, 20122,7708,067
Men-owned firms, 20121,3474,080
Women-owned firms, 20121,1203,183
Minority-owned firms, 20125571,702
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,1316,053
Veteran-owned firms, 2012378806
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,2376,835
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200735.8%28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010133.6188.9
Land area in square miles, 2010310.33509.91

Source: United States Census Bureau

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