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Georgia Quick Facts
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| Population, 2006 estimate |
9,363,941 |
299,398,484 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
14.4% |
6.4% |
| Population, 2000 |
8,186,453 |
281,421,906 |
| Persons under 5 years old, 2005 |
7.6% |
6.8% |
| Persons under 18 years old, 2005 |
26.0% |
24.8% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, 2005 |
9.6% |
12.4% |
| Female persons, 2005 |
50.5% |
50.7% |
| White persons, 2005 |
66.1% |
80.2% |
| Black persons, 2005 |
29.8% |
12.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2005 |
0.3% |
1.0% |
| Asian persons, 2005 |
2.7% |
4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2005 |
0.1% |
0.2% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, 2005 |
1.0% |
1.5% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2005 |
7.1% |
14.4% |
| White persons not Hispanic, 2005 |
59.6% |
66.9% |
| Living in the same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.2% |
54.1% |
| Foreign born persons, 2000 |
7.1% |
11.1% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.9% |
17.9% |
| High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.6% |
80.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, 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, 2005 |
3,771,466 |
124,521,886 |
| Home ownership rate, 2000 |
67.5% |
66.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, 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, 2004 |
$42,679 |
$44,334 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,154 |
$21,587 |
| Persons below poverty, 2004 |
13.7% |
12.7% |
Business Quick Facts |
Georgia |
USA |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
220, 528 |
7,499,702 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
3,489,046 |
116,317,003 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000 - 2005 |
0.2% |
2.0% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2004 |
610, 966 |
19, 523, 741 |
| Total number of firms, 2002 |
674, 521 |
22,974,655 |
| Black owned firms, 2002 |
13.4% |
5.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, 2002 |
0.7% |
0.9% |
| Asian owned firms, 2002 |
13.4% |
5.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, 2002 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Hispanic owned firms, 2002 |
2.7% |
6.8% |
| Women owned firms, 2002 |
29.1% |
28.2% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
126,156,636 |
3,916,136,712 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
201, 091,040 |
4,634,755,112 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
90.098,578 |
3,056,421,997 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,551 |
$10,615 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 2002 ($1000) |
12,740,423 |
449,498,718 |
| Building permits, 2006 |
104,200 |
1,838,903 |
| Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
55,152,911 |
2,143,781,727 |
Geography Quick Facts |
Georgia |
USA |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
57,906.14 |
3,537,438.44 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
141.4 |
79.6 |
| FIPS Code |
13 |
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