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Meriwether County, Georgia

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Table

Meriwether County, Georgia
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 80.8%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
21,439
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
20,931
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
20,622
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
20,620
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
4.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 20,613
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 21,992
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.5%
Female persons, percent
52.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
60.2%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
36.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.7%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
57.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 1,172
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 0.7%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 10,069
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $154,600
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,360
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $488
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $899
Building Permits, 2023 255
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 8,170
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.51
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 1.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 80.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 13.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
17.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 51.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 46.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 74,869
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 19,008
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 161,930
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $7,752
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 33.6
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $56,458
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $27,400
Persons in poverty, percent
15.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 330
Total employment, 2022 3,115
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 128,314
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 1,936
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 222
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 170
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 11
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 133
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 6
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 178
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 41.2
Population per square mile, 2010 43.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 500.91
Land area in square miles, 2010 501.22
FIPS Code 13199
Value Notes

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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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