Coweta County vs. Meriwether County

	Coweta County (GA)	Meriwether County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	145,864	21,068
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14.5%	-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	127,353	21,983
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	127,317	21,992
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.5%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.9%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	52.1%
White alone, percent	76.9%	58.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	18.4%	39.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	2.2%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.1%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.8%	56.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,743	1,125
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	55,398	10,015
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.1%	67.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$201,500	$98,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,431	$1,094
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$456	$410
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,036	$672
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.1%	4.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,247	55
Households, 2014-2018	51,308	8,151
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.9%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.2%	72.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.3%	57.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.8%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.8%	11.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	16.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.5%	16.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	50.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	42.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	373,382	63,038
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,908,865	320,461
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,518,747	16,766
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,479,459	116,084
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,300	$5,457
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.3	34.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,717	$36,351
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,542	$20,060
Persons in poverty, percent	10.2%	24.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,475	295
Total employment, 2017	34,066	3,179
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,272,179	116,153
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	-7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	11,724	1,656
All firms, 2012	10,794	1,891
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,928	1,131
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,016	660
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,967	770
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,503	1,067
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,247	201
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,903	1,613
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	22.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.1%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.0%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	288.8	43.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	440.89	501.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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