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Columbia County, Georgia; Meriwether County, Georgia; Burke County, Georgia; Mitchell County, Georgia; Wheeler County, Georgia

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Columbia County, Georgia
Meriwether County, Georgia
Burke County, Georgia
Mitchell County, Georgia
Wheeler County, Georgia
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
165,162
20,931
24,438
21,114
7,081
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
165,162
20,931
24,438
21,114
7,081
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
162,471
20,890
24,434
21,192
7,310
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
156,013
20,620
24,594
21,763
7,480
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
156,013
20,620
24,594
21,763
7,480
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
5.9%
1.5%
-0.6%
-3.0%
-5.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
4.1%
1.3%
-0.7%
-2.6%
-2.3%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 156,010 20,613 24,596 21,755 7,471
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 124,053 21,992 23,316 23,498 7,421
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.9%
5.6%
5.9%
5.4%
4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
24.6%
21.1%
24.5%
22.6%
16.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
15.2%
21.1%
17.6%
18.4%
16.4%
Female persons, percent
51.0%
51.9%
52.2%
49.7%
35.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
70.5%
60.4%
50.9%
50.2%
60.2%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
20.6%
36.2%
45.8%
46.5%
37.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.2%
Asian alone, percent(a)
4.6%
0.7%
0.6%
1.0%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
3.6%
2.0%
1.8%
1.5%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.7%
3.2%
3.7%
5.5%
6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
64.6%
58.1%
48.4%
46.1%
55.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 17,120 1,064 1,732 1,313 346
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 7.3% 1.0% 2.6% 3.1% 0.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 61,872 9,661 11,300 9,046 2,436
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 78.9% 66.9% 72.6% 63.6% 68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $259,000 $147,200 $98,300 $98,400 $82,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,704 $1,334 $1,283 $1,207 $924
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $508 $493 $372 $412 $332
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,295 $864 $747 $725 $414
Building permits, 2022 1,240 425 74 11 0
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 50,056 8,106 8,913 7,924 1,597
Persons per household, 2018-2022 3.12 2.52 2.70 2.48 4.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 87.8% 88.2% 93.1% 89.1% 96.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 11.0% 1.8% 3.4% 7.2% 3.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 95.2% 85.2% 90.7% 88.8% 73.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.7% 73.8% 82.9% 77.8% 68.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 93.2% 82.9% 84.7% 83.5% 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 37.4% 13.1% 14.7% 12.3% 12.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 9.5% 14.5% 10.8% 16.2% 7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
10.6%
16.5%
14.1%
17.4%
19.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.9% 51.2% 58.3% 50.2% 45.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.6% 45.3% 53.6% 50.0% 31.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 242,198 11,297 22,037 20,122 202
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 387,552 74,667 38,883 46,367 NA
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 71,517 D 25,341 10,084 1,185
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,111,518 104,673 221,199 139,510 17,496
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $13,914 $4,982 $9,808 $6,252 $2,199
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 26.2 34.2 27.0 25.2 37.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $92,571 $52,392 $50,321 $45,966 $36,354
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $40,677 $25,784 $29,735 $24,705 $17,980
Persons in poverty, percent
7.0%
16.6%
21.8%
22.7%
31.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 2,710 319 358 357 50
Total employment, 2021 33,058 3,008 9,771 4,889 636
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 1,410,189 122,456 816,929 176,722 24,412
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 0.7% 4.5% -14.6% -6.3% -3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 13,027 1,960 2,185 1,621 390
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,063 260 352 323 47
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,170 158 221 S 39
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 439 35 57 S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 251 S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,583 188 249 S 39
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 190 S 37 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,620 202 245 S 38
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 537.6 41.2 29.7 42.5 25.3
Population per square mile, 2010 427.6 43.9 28.2 45.9 25.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 290.19 500.91 827.04 512.16 295.49
Land area in square miles, 2010 290.09 501.22 826.97 512.09 295.48
FIPS Code 13073 13199 13033 13205 13309
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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