People QuickFacts Douglas County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 133,971 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 132,315 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.3% 2.4% Population, 2010 132,403 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.2% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 27.8% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.0% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.8% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 55.7% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 40.1% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.6% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.0% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 8.6% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 48.9% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 81.8% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 8.6% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 10.7% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 86.3% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 24.2% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 10,911 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 32.4 27.0  Housing units, 2011 51,980 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 71.6% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 16.6% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $153,900 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 45,451 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.84 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $24,457 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $54,763 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 12.7% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Douglas County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 2,484 217,099 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 33,317 3,315,274 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 14.0 -4.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 10,359 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 11,400 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.1% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 989,859 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 929,175 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,055,804 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,536 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 212,285 16,976,235 Building permits, 2011 54 18,493     Geography QuickFacts Douglas County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 200.07 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 661.8 168.4 FIPS Code 097 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts