Columbia County vs. Echols County

	Columbia County (FL)	Echols County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	70,503	4,000
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.4%	-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	67,526	4,027
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	67,531	4,034
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	26.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.9%	13.0%
Female persons, percent	48.4%	48.3%
White alone, percent	77.8%	88.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	18.5%	5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	3.0%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.4%	30.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.3%	61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	7,356	128
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.8%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	29,081	1,586
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.4%	69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$117,800	$58,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,070	$920
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$319	$315
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$827	$620
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.5%	5.6%
Building permits, 2018	147	5
Households, 2014-2018	24,985	1,559
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.8%	94.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	20.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.5%	67.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.1%	44.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.7%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.6%	8.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.4%	27.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.5%	54.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.7%	42.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	25.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,491	$34,447
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,901	$22,883
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	24.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,359	29
Total employment, 2017	18,651	112
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	725,693	3,963
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.5%	9.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,072	205
All firms, 2012	4,574	204
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,473	116
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,436	51
Minority-owned firms, 2012	640	58
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,659	143
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	537	27
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,707	151
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	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	3.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	84.7	9.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	797.57	414.89

Source: United States Census Bureau

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