Worth County vs. Lee County

	Worth County (GA)	Lee County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,299	29,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.3%	5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,675	28,298
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,679	28,298
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.4%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	12.6%
Female persons, percent	52.0%	49.9%
White alone, percent	69.5%	73.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	28.2%	22.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.8%	70.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,366	2,251
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,337	11,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.4%	72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,600	$153,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,011	$1,247
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$385	$448
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$714	$892
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.2%	10.4%
Building permits, 2018	36	99
Households, 2014-2018	8,038	10,354
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.0%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.9%	5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.9%	82.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.4%	25.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.1%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.3%	63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.4%	62.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	117,096	154,999
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,386	$5,392
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.0	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,076	$65,420
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,517	$28,612
Persons in poverty, percent	20.5%	12.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	262	400
Total employment, 2017	2,792	4,211
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	91,857	151,913
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.1%	8.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,259	2,200
All firms, 2012	1,733	2,186
Men-owned firms, 2012	968	1,280
Women-owned firms, 2012	711	775
Minority-owned firms, 2012	436	469
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,260	1,668
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	173	367
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,522	1,672
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	18.4%	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%	30.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	38.0	79.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	570.70	355.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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