Walker County vs. Chattooga County

	Walker County (GA)	Chattooga County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	69,410	24,790
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.0%	-4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	68,749	26,017
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	68,756	26,015
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.6%	17.6%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	48.9%
White alone, percent	92.7%	86.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.5%	10.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.7%	82.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,208	1,408
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	30,458	10,952
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.9%	66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$114,000	$69,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,044	$984
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$336	$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$732	$591
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.9%	9.5%
Building permits, 2018	135	73
Households, 2014-2018	25,709	9,098
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.3%	76.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.3%	67.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.9%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.9%	9.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.2%	16.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	49.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.4%	48.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	64,015	27,661
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,753,651	403,861
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	355,081	157,984
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,215	$6,141
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.5	25.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,650	$36,107
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,311	$18,209
Persons in poverty, percent	15.5%	19.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	682	301
Total employment, 2017	10,261	4,984
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	335,143	160,609
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,145	1,331
All firms, 2012	4,043	1,772
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,397	1,133
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,218	472
Minority-owned firms, 2012	319	216
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,614	1,485
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	375	142
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,490	1,491
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	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.7%	22.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	154.0	83.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	446.38	313.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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