Clay County vs. Towns County

	Clay County (NC)	Towns County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,139	11,852
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.2%	13.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,590	10,477
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,587	10,471
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.3%	3.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.3%	12.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.1%	34.5%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	52.3%
White alone, percent	96.1%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	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	3.6%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.9%	94.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	891	1,150
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.2%	3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,360	8,317
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.2%	80.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$165,900	$205,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,144	$1,213
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$307	$371
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$714	$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.2%	5.8%
Building permits, 2018	73	65
Households, 2014-2018	5,062	4,777
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.13	2.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.1%	89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	79.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	72.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.8%	26.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.6%	17.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.7%	44.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.9%	43.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,607	32,408
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	14,934	34,174
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	134,443	87,113
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,662	$8,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.3	19.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,801	$43,927
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,590	$23,940
Persons in poverty, percent	14.6%	16.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	214	283
Total employment, 2017	1,680	2,756
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	48,582	81,316
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.5%	-13.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,100	1,192
All firms, 2012	1,233	1,035
Men-owned firms, 2012	583	571
Women-owned firms, 2012	413	267
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,151	957
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	128	56
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,007	948
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	0.0%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	49.3	62.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	214.75	166.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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