Clayton County vs. Fayette County

	Clayton County (GA)	Fayette County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	289,615	113,459
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.6%	6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	259,580	106,564
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	259,424	106,567
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.8%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.3%	18.2%
Female persons, percent	53.2%	51.5%
White alone, percent	19.6%	67.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	72.1%	24.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	5.2%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.3%	7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.6%	61.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,280	10,767
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.5%	10.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	105,859	43,033
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	50.6%	81.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$97,800	$269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,136	$1,783
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$388	$503
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$955	$1,274
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	29.3%	8.6%
Building permits, 2018	720	543
Households, 2014-2018	92,845	39,753
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.95	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.7%	11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.3%	93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.2%	89.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.7%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.5%	46.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.8%	10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	56.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	450,869	211,470
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	810,143	692,078
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,873,369	853,686
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,341,657	1,205,177
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,229,643	1,453,694
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,147	$13,520
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	31.5	31.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,778	$87,272
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,419	$42,126
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	5.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,782	3,509
Total employment, 2017	70,316	42,840
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,804,582	1,670,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.4%	4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	29,900	11,131
All firms, 2012	29,401	11,032
Men-owned firms, 2012	12,574	5,536
Women-owned firms, 2012	15,117	4,272
Minority-owned firms, 2012	24,194	3,421
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,477	7,177
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,964	1,340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,584	9,161
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	51.5%	16.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.8%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.3%	3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	38.1%	29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,832.5	548.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	141.57	194.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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