Worth County vs. Mitchell County

	Worth County (GA)	Mitchell County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,299	22,192
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.3%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,675	23,498
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,679	23,498
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.4%	22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	52.0%	48.1%
White alone, percent	69.5%	49.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	28.2%	48.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.8%	45.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,366	1,313
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,337	9,076
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.4%	63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,600	$86,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,011	$1,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$385	$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$714	$644
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.2%	10.9%
Building permits, 2018	36	17
Households, 2014-2018	8,038	7,889
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.0%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.9%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	76.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.9%	64.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.3%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.4%	11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.1%	17.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.3%	53.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.4%	55.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	117,096	156,778
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,386	$6,774
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.0	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,076	$37,027
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,517	$17,514
Persons in poverty, percent	20.5%	29.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	262	354
Total employment, 2017	2,792	4,895
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	91,857	148,809
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.1%	-13.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,259	1,409
All firms, 2012	1,733	1,714
Men-owned firms, 2012	968	833
Women-owned firms, 2012	711	662
Minority-owned firms, 2012	436	566
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,260	1,096
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	173	119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,522	1,445
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%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	38.0	45.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	570.70	512.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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