Dawson County vs. Gilmer County

	Dawson County (GA)	Gilmer County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,083	30,816
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12.3%	9.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,337	28,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,330	28,292
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.7%	19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.1%	24.8%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	49.9%
White alone, percent	96.2%	95.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.8%	11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.0%	85.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,347	2,514
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.9%	6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,771	17,247
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.7%	74.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$215,500	$171,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,423	$1,169
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$353
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$857	$741
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.1%	3.6%
Building permits, 2018	446	188
Households, 2014-2018	8,711	11,645
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.6%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	10.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	82.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.0%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.4%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.2%	22.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	54.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	50.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,855	33,465
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	263,457	369,431
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,453	63,463
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	523,908	291,776
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$23,366	$10,350
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	30.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,805	$49,389
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,646	$25,812
Persons in poverty, percent	8.7%	17.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	673	566
Total employment, 2017	7,881	5,865
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	201,800	175,329
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	21.2%	-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,322	2,754
All firms, 2012	2,372	2,712
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,318	1,523
Women-owned firms, 2012	658	746
Minority-owned firms, 2012	132	118
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,094	2,530
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	315	361
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,752	2,240
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%	24.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	105.9	66.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	210.83	426.54

Source: United States Census Bureau

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