Lowndes County vs. Berrien County

	Lowndes County (GA)	Berrien County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	116,321	19,252
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.5%	-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	109,248	19,291
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	109,233	19,286
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.4%	17.1%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	50.9%
White alone, percent	58.0%	86.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.1%	11.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.9%	4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.5%	81.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,104	1,045
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	48,521	8,814
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	52.3%	66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$135,100	$85,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,175	$925
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$352	$342
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$788	$626
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.1%	3.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,058	18
Households, 2014-2018	40,472	7,322
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.73	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.2%	5.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	77.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.0%	59.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.1%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.6%	11.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	14.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.3%	18.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	51.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.6%	46.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	245,767	10,236
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,600,314	453,403
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,226,964	58,456
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,748,485	127,067
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,264	$6,673
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,390	$37,163
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,077	$18,611
Persons in poverty, percent	25.9%	21.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,799	248
Total employment, 2017	41,115	3,160
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,375,019	96,833
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	7,521	1,107
All firms, 2012	8,296	1,197
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,312	592
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,967	510
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,189	127
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,541	1,038
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	936	190
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,738	952
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	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	3.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.0%	33.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	220.2	42.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	496.07	451.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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