Troup County vs. Heard County

	Troup County (GA)	Heard County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	70,034	11,879
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.5%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	67,039	11,825
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	67,044	11,834
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.2%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.8%	17.5%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	50.2%
White alone, percent	59.0%	87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	36.6%	9.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.2%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.0%	84.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,062	761
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	28,628	5,229
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	57.3%	69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$129,200	$96,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,169	$1,072
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$435	$384
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$825	$676
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.0%	5.3%
Building permits, 2018	185	18
Households, 2014-2018	24,843	4,489
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.74	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.4%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.4%	67.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.9%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	9.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.7%	15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	57.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.5%	53.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	911,111	22,774
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,307	$1,958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.5	35.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,850	$48,094
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,348	$21,796
Persons in poverty, percent	20.2%	17.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,444	126
Total employment, 2017	34,224	1,138
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,504,112	50,798
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,088	795
All firms, 2012	5,856	811
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,216	467
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,158	301
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,438	145
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,043	632
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	696	86
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,829	692
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.8%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	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	31.0%	23.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	161.9	40.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	413.99	296.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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