Columbia County vs. Lincoln County

	Columbia County (GA)	Lincoln County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	154,291	7,915
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	24.4%	-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	124,041	7,996
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	124,053	7,996
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.4%	19.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	23.8%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.5%
White alone, percent	73.5%	68.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	18.4%	29.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.9%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.1%	66.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,560	578
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	58,736	4,914
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.0%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$192,200	$117,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,446	$1,393
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$462	$442
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,134	$719
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.4%	2.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,273	1
Households, 2014-2018	46,840	3,424
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.13	2.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	93.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.6%	2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.5%	68.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.9%	53.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.6%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.1%	13.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	16.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	49.5%
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,023,663	10,671
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	382,192	11,131
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,580,571	38,815
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,008	$5,017
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	33.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,938	$41,014
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,509	$26,324
Persons in poverty, percent	7.1%	17.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,404	133
Total employment, 2017	31,817	838
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,145,059	25,188
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	11.5%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,606	581
All firms, 2012	9,544	676
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,002	380
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,673	273
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,412	90
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,917	580
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,177	94
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,884	575
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.0%	34.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	427.6	38.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	290.09	210.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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