Polk County vs. Paulding County

	Polk County (GA)	Paulding County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	42,470	164,044
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.4%	15.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	41,479	142,379
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	41,475	142,324
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.4%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.5%	10.6%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.3%
White alone, percent	83.6%	75.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.8%	20.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.7%	6.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.6%	69.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,612	9,162
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	17,058	58,036
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	76.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$105,400	$161,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,097	$1,294
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$375	$415
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$699	$1,101
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.5%	5.8%
Building permits, 2018	105	1,765
Households, 2014-2018	15,011	52,389
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.76	2.96
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	90.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.8%	6.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.1%	93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.1%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.2%	24.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.1%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,595	121,112
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	57,576	184,636
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	326,505	1,174,446
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,927	$8,111
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.5	37.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,491	$66,467
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,233	$27,855
Persons in poverty, percent	21.8%	7.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	614	1,985
Total employment, 2017	10,099	19,407
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	371,887	647,049
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.0%	8.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,599	13,146
All firms, 2012	2,770	10,849
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,347	5,775
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,120	4,047
Minority-owned firms, 2012	557	2,948
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,131	7,670
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	378	1,330
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,237	9,192
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	14.6%
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	35.8%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	133.6	455.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	310.33	312.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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