Lee County vs. Muscogee County

Lee County (AL)Muscogee County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)163,941194,160
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.9%1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)140,300190,573
Population, Census, April 1, 2010140,247189,885
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.9%13.4%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.4%
White alone, percent70.6%45.6%
Black or African American alone, percent23.1%47.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent4.2%2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.8%7.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.5%40.0%
Veterans, 2014-20189,95820,779
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.5%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)70,36985,008
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201860.3%48.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$165,000$141,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,270$1,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$369$378
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$831$877
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.8%29.8%
Building permits, 20181,131501
Households, 2014-201859,37372,924
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.0%78.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.4%8.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.3%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.3%75.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.5%87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.1%26.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.1%57.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%55.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)271,574519,294
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)541,4771,454,763
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,386,0541,937,203
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)504,2501,550,076
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,632,0582,847,837
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,083$14,353
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.220.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,056$45,389
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,960$25,318
Persons in poverty, percent19.0%20.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,7964,315
Total employment, 201746,32780,133
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,502,0973,516,313
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.4%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,50612,876
All firms, 201211,57317,405
Men-owned firms, 20126,8008,179
Women-owned firms, 20123,6757,849
Minority-owned firms, 20122,8249,331
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,2707,387
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,0202,314
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,88514,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 200716.2%37.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.2%35.8%
Population per square mile, 2010230.8877.5
Land area in square miles, 2010607.54216.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

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