Paulding County vs. Polk County

	Paulding County (GA)	Polk County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	164,044	42,470
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.2%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	142,379	41,479
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	142,324	41,475
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.1%	25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.6%	15.5%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.6%
White alone, percent	75.1%	83.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.8%	12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.7%	13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.8%	71.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,162	2,612
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	6.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	58,036	17,058
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.4%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$161,400	$105,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,294	$1,097
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$415	$375
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,101	$699
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.8%	10.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,765	105
Households, 2014-2018	52,389	15,011
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.96	2.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.0%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.4%	11.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.3%	85.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.1%	12.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.8%	19.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.3%	59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	121,112	40,595
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	184,636	57,576
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,174,446	326,505
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,111	$7,927
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.8	27.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,467	$43,491
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,855	$23,233
Persons in poverty, percent	7.8%	21.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,985	614
Total employment, 2017	19,407	10,099
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	647,049	371,887
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	8.1%	2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,146	2,599
All firms, 2012	10,849	2,770
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,775	1,347
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,047	1,120
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,948	557
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,670	2,131
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,330	378
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,192	2,237
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.6%	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	30.6%	35.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	455.8	133.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	312.22	310.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

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