Fulton County vs. Fayette County
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Fulton County (GA) Fayette County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,050,114 113,459
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.1% 6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 920,441 106,564
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 920,581 106,567
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 11.7% 18.2%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.5%
White alone, percent 45.6% 67.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 44.5% 24.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 7.5% 5.3%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.3% 7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.7% 61.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 42,640 10,767
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.7% 10.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 480,341 43,033
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 51.5% 81.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $290,400 $269,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,836 $1,783
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $625 $503
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,150 $1,274
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 43.9% 8.6%
Building permits, 2018 10,051 543
Households, 2014-2018 400,016 39,753
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.47 2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.9% 88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 15.9% 11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.6% 93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.1% 89.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.1% 94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 51.4% 46.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.3% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.0% 10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.6% 62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 56.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,627,750 211,470
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 9,875,785 692,078
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 8,987,212 853,686
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 29,149,088 1,205,177
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 13,382,679 1,453,694
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,687 $13,520
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.5 31.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $64,787 $87,272
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $43,707 $42,126
Persons in poverty, percent 13.5% 5.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 36,792 3,509
Total employment, 2017 813,418 42,840
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 59,154,230 1,670,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.7% 4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 111,542 11,131
All firms, 2012 125,745 11,032
Men-owned firms, 2012 63,155 5,536
Women-owned firms, 2012 51,911 4,272
Minority-owned firms, 2012 57,263 3,421
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 63,779 7,177
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 11,967 1,340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 108,009 9,161
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7% 16.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.4% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.3% 29.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,748.0 548.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 526.64 194.34
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fulton county (GA) and Fayette county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.