Rockdale County vs. Newton County

Rockdale County (GA)Newton County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)90,594109,541
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.4%9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)85,17699,984
Population, Census, April 1, 201085,21599,958
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.7%25.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.4%13.0%
Female persons, percent53.0%52.8%
White alone, percent38.2%49.5%
Black or African American alone, percent57.0%46.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.9%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.4%5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent30.2%45.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,6687,042
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.2%6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,84839,693
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.1%67.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$157,100$139,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,319$1,231
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$367$403
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$999$984
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.0%8.1%
Building permits, 2018304653
Households, 2014-201830,52136,626
Persons per household, 2014-20182.892.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.0%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.1%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.2%82.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.5%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.5%14.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%62.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%58.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)179,045112,912
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)392,896189,049
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,292,1521,854,798
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)525,708278,178
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,239,582747,320
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,444$7,362
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.632.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,049$53,309
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,367$24,426
Persons in poverty, percent13.2%14.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172,0351,436
Total employment, 201732,02519,075
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,408,960838,511
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.1%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,8569,868
All firms, 20128,5668,681
Men-owned firms, 20124,0584,121
Women-owned firms, 20123,5604,036
Minority-owned firms, 20124,4874,260
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,7544,199
Veteran-owned firms, 2012878946
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,2107,435
Black-owned firms, percent, 200734.8%33.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.1%33.4%
Population per square mile, 2010656.5367.3
Land area in square miles, 2010129.79272.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

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