Georgia Facts

Census Statistics

	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%
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
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	57,906	3,537,438
Persons per square mile, 2000	141.4	79.6
FIPS Code	13

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