Compare the seven items with the county Fayette and Nassau you selected. Discuss differences in the demographics between the two counties.

Fayette County, Alabama

Population 2020 Census. How much has it grown or declined since the 2010 Census? Population 2020 Census: 16,321. From the 2010 Census to the 2020 Census, Fayette County, AL decreased in population from 17,241 to 16,321. It is estimated to continue to decrease.

Owner-occupied housing unit rate. How does this percentage compare to the United States percentage? Fayette County had a 75.2% owner-occupied housing unit rate from 2016 to 2020. It is higher than the United States percentage, which stood at 64.4% from 2016 to 2020.

What percentage of households have a broadband Internet subscription? How does this percentage compare to the United States percentage? 70.3% of households in Fayette County have a broadband Internet subscription. The United States percentage - 85.2% - is slightly higher.

Which two business categories provide the greater amount of revenue? List the amount for each. As of 2017, the two business categories that provide the greatest amount of revenue for Fayette County are retail sales and healthcare and social assistance. The revenue earned by retail sales was $133,967.00 and the revenue earned by healthcare and social assistance was $96,409.00.

What is the median household income? How does this compare to the United States median household income? The median household income for Fayette County is $41,469. The median household income in the United States is $64,994. Fayette county has a lower median household income.

What is the per capita income? How does this compare to the United States median household income? The per capita income in Fayette County is $23,389, and the per capita income in the United States is $35,384. Per capita, like household income, is significantly lower in Fayette County.

What percent of the population is living in poverty? How does this compare to the United States percentage? 16.5% of Fayette County's population is living in poverty. The percentage of the population living in poverty in the United States is 11.4%. Fayette County has a higher poverty rate.

Upon review of this information, it seems that Fayette County is a very a small and fairly poor county in Alabama. This really did not shock me. Though the numbers for the county compared to those of the United States are different, they are what I would expect for a small county in rural Alabama. As I said in the beginning, I chose this county because it is small like the one I grew up in. If I were to have had the option to compare that county as well, I would guess that the numbers would be very similar. Fayette County also has extremely low housing rates, which also indicates the level of social class and income.

Nassau County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.

1) At the 2020 U.S. census, Nassau County's population is 1,395,774.

2) Nassau County's owner-occupied housing rate is 81.1%, higher than 16.7% compared to the United States (64.4%).

3) The percentage of households that have a broadband Internet subscription is 91.0%, higher than 5.8% compared to the United States (85.2%)

4) Two business categories that provide the greater amount of revenue are Total retail sales in 2017 ($1000), achieved at 26,841,202, and Total Health care and social assistance receipts/revenue in 2017($1000), reached at 15,609,579.

5) The median household income is $120,036, higher than $55,042 compared to the United States ($64,994).

6) The per capita income in the past 12 months is $53,363, less than $11,631 compared to the median household income in the United States($64,994)

7) The percent of the population living in poverty is 5.7% lower than 5.7% compared to the United States(11.4%).