White County vs. Towns County

	White County (GA)	Towns County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29,970	11,852
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.4%	13.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	27,137	10,477
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	27,144	10,471
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	3.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.8%	12.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.0%	34.5%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	52.3%
White alone, percent	95.1%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.0%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.3%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.1%	94.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,403	1,150
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,324	8,317
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.2%	80.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$166,100	$205,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,248	$1,213
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$413	$371
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$790	$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	5.8%
Building permits, 2018	101	65
Households, 2014-2018	11,588	4,777
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.6%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	79.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.6%	72.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.1%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	26.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	44.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.3%	43.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	63,851	32,408
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	26,554	34,174
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,719	2,943
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	279,668	87,113
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,149	$8,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.1	19.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,288	$43,927
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,617	$23,940
Persons in poverty, percent	14.1%	16.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	626	283
Total employment, 2017	6,488	2,756
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	201,711	81,316
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.5%	-13.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,627	1,192
All firms, 2012	2,809	1,035
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,628	571
Women-owned firms, 2012	863	267
Minority-owned firms, 2012	142	38
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,610	957
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	342	56
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,370	948
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	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	0.0%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	112.8	62.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	240.69	166.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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