Mitchell County vs. Worth County

	Mitchell County (GA)	Worth County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,192	20,299
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.6%	-6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	23,498	21,675
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	23,498	21,679
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.7%	22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.3%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	48.1%	52.0%
White alone, percent	49.1%	69.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	48.1%	28.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.6%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	45.5%	67.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,313	1,366
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.2%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,076	9,337
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.1%	66.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$86,200	$85,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,104	$1,011
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$430	$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$644	$714
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.9%	6.2%
Building permits, 2018	17	36
Households, 2014-2018	7,889	8,038
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	92.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.1%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.5%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	64.1%	70.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	74.7%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.1%	10.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.6%	17.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	57.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	49.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	156,778	117,096
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,774	$5,386
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.7	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,027	$46,076
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,514	$23,517
Persons in poverty, percent	29.3%	20.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	354	262
Total employment, 2017	4,895	2,792
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	148,809	91,857
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-13.6%	7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,409	1,259
All firms, 2012	1,714	1,733
Men-owned firms, 2012	833	968
Women-owned firms, 2012	662	711
Minority-owned firms, 2012	566	436
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,096	1,260
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	119	173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,445	1,522
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.4%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	45.9	38.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	512.09	570.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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