Dawson County vs. Fannin County

	Dawson County (GA)	Fannin County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,083	25,964
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.3%	9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,337	23,700
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,330	23,682
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.7%	16.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.1%	29.5%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.4%
White alone, percent	96.2%	96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.0%	94.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,347	2,190
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,771	17,486
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.7%	78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$215,500	$185,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,423	$1,195
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$363
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$857	$805
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.1%	4.3%
Building permits, 2018	446	293
Households, 2014-2018	8,711	10,461
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.6%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	84.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.4%	21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	17.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	18.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	48.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	44.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,855	40,834
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	263,457	39,838
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,453	21,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	523,908	256,578
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$23,366	$10,922
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,805	$45,647
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,646	$26,665
Persons in poverty, percent	8.7%	16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	673	620
Total employment, 2017	7,881	5,608
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	201,800	157,152
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	21.2%	3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,322	2,856
All firms, 2012	2,372	2,875
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,318	1,719
Women-owned firms, 2012	658	989
Minority-owned firms, 2012	132	87
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,094	2,730
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	315	239
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,752	2,521
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.2%	25.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	105.9	61.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	210.83	386.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

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