People QuickFacts Commerce Georgia Population, 2011 estimate 6,625 9,812,460 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 6,544 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.2% 1.3% Population, 2010 6,544 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.1% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.0% 25.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.5% 10.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.7% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 79.1% 59.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 13.5% 30.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.1% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.0% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 7.7% 8.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 76.1% 55.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 84.1% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 5.8% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 7.7% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 76.9% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 11.6% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 537 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.5 27.0  Housing units, 2010 2,800 4,088,801 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 61.3% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 15.3% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $108,500 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 2,568 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.47 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,222 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $40,808 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 19.8% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Commerce Georgia Total number of firms, 2007 820 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.5% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 195,086 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $30,727 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,036 16,976,235     Geography QuickFacts Commerce Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 11.71 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 558.7 168.4 FIPS Code 19112 13 Counties Jackson County (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