Wayne County vs. Long County

	Wayne County (GA)	Long County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29,808	18,998
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.0%	32.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	30,099	14,331
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	30,099	14,464
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	27.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	9.6%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	49.6%
White alone, percent	76.4%	66.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.1%	27.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.5%	11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.2%	57.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,198	2,152
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,284	7,000
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.9%	69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$107,900	$116,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,100	$1,179
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$338	$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$598	$789
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.5%	4.2%
Building permits, 2018	60	152
Households, 2014-2018	10,353	5,601
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	3.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	12.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	91.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.7%	78.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.9%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.9%	15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.7%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.5%	16.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.1%	46.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	102,434	1,899
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	293,052	16,175
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,670	$1,008
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	30.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,869	$55,439
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,067	$21,695
Persons in poverty, percent	18.6%	16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	563	73
Total employment, 2017	5,877	317
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	223,669	8,503
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.9%	11.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,727	751
All firms, 2012	2,012	576
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,020	390
Women-owned firms, 2012	844	154
Minority-owned firms, 2012	520	221
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,390	346
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	197	94
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,701	474
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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	46.9	36.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	641.78	400.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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