Georgia Demographics
Georgia Demographics
| People QuickFacts | Georgia | USA |
| Population, 2003 estimate | 8,684,715 | 290,809,777 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 | 6.1% | 3.3% |
| Population, 2000 | 8,186,453 | 281,421,906 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 | 26.4% | 13.1% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 26.5% | 25.7% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 9.6% | 12.4% |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 | 50.8% | 50.9% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 65.1% | 75.1% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 28.7% | 12.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 2.1% | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) | 2.4% | 5.5% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 5.3% | 12.5% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 | 62.6% | 69.1% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 | 49.2% | 54.1% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 7.1% | 11.1% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 9.9% | 17.9% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 78.6% | 80.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 24.3% | 24.4% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 1,456,812 | 49,746,248 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 27.7 | 25.5 |
| Housing units, 2002 | 3,487,088 | 119,302,132 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 67.5% | 66.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 20.8% | 26.4% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $111,200 | $119,600 |
| Households, 2000 | 3,006,369 | 105,480,101 |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.65 | 2.59 |
| Median household income, 1999 | $42,433 | $41,994 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $21,154 | $21,587 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 13.0% | 12.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | Georgia | USA |
| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 | 202,505 | 7,095,302 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 | 3,498,583 | 115,061,184 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 | 468,430 | 16,529,955 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) | 124,526,834 | 3,842,061,405 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) | 72,212,484 | 2,460,886,012 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 | $9,646 | $9,190 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 | 25.6% | 26.0% |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 | 97,523 | 1,747,678 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) | 51,335,502 | 1,901,247,889 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Georgia | USA |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 57,906 | 3,537,438 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 141.4 | 79.6 |
| FIPS Code | 13 | |
| (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 | ||
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