Clayton County vs. DeKalb County

	Clayton County (GA)	DeKalb County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	289,615	756,558
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.6%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	259,580	691,971
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	259,424	691,893
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.8%	23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.3%	12.4%
Female persons, percent	53.2%	52.7%
White alone, percent	19.6%	35.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	72.1%	54.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	5.2%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.3%	8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	29.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,280	36,795
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.5%	16.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	105,859	314,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	50.6%	54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,800	$192,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,136	$1,510
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$535
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$955	$1,116
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.3%	36.2%
Building permits, 2018	720	3,673
Households, 2014-2018	92,845	277,757
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.95	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.7%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.3%	92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.7%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.5%	43.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.8%	15.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	65.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	450,869	1,358,124
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	810,143	4,808,798
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,873,369	3,630,768
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,341,657	5,554,714
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,229,643	7,956,518
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,147	$11,252
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.5	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,778	$59,280
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,419	$34,100
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,782	17,036
Total employment, 2017	70,316	271,992
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,804,582	14,349,566
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.4%	-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	29,900	80,208
All firms, 2012	29,401	81,968
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,574	38,927
Women-owned firms, 2012	15,117	37,903
Minority-owned firms, 2012	24,194	47,438
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,477	32,621
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,964	7,673
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,584	71,907
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	51.5%	39.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.8%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	38.1%	37.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,832.5	2,585.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	141.57	267.58

Source: United States Census Bureau

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