Richmond County vs. Columbia County

	Richmond County (GA)	Columbia County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	201,554	154,291
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.5%	24.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	200,569	124,041
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	200,549	124,053
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.1%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	51.2%
White alone, percent	37.7%	73.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	57.1%	18.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.0%	6.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	34.3%	68.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	19,275	16,560
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.7%	7.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	89,092	58,736
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.3%	79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$104,700	$192,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,120	$1,446
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$399	$462
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$850	$1,134
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.6%	7.4%
Building permits, 2018	518	1,273
Households, 2014-2018	72,165	46,840
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	3.13
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.6%	92.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.2%	80.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.4%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.3%	35.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.2%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.5%	60.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	56.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	446,961	153,214
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,260,377	254,365
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,452,204	2,023,663
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	864,737	382,192
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,627,283	1,580,571
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,969	$12,008
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.2	25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,644	$76,938
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,045	$32,509
Persons in poverty, percent	21.9%	7.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,264	2,404
Total employment, 2017	85,058	31,817
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,700,642	1,145,059
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.9%	11.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	12,785	10,606
All firms, 2012	16,003	9,544
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,974	5,002
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,489	3,673
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,522	2,412
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,714	6,917
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,944	1,177
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,919	7,884
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	38.1%	7.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	36.1%	32.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	618.4	427.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	324.33	290.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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