Health surveys report that as many as one out of every six Georgia women between the ages of 15 and 44 has experienced sexual intercourse against her will.
(2000 State of Georgia
Violence Against Women Act
Implementation Plan)
(Human trafficking affects an estimated 20,000 people a year in the United States alone, including women and children who are unlawfully brought to our shores as sex and labor slaves.
Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) )
Slavery is any woman, child or man forced to work with
little pay and without any recourse against the men who sell and use
their bodies.
(2007, DeMarco)
Welcome
| People Quick Facts 1 | Georgia | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, percent, 2005 | 7.6% | 6.8% | |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 | 26.0% | 24.8% | |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 | 9.6% | 12.4% | |
| Female persons, percent, 2005 | 50.5% | 50.7% | |
| White persons, percent, 2005 (a) | 66.1% | 80.2% | |
| Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) | 29.8% | 12.8% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) | 0.3% | 1.0% | |
| Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) | 2.7% | 4.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 | 1.0% | 1.5% | |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) | 7.1% | 14.4% | |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 | 59.6% | 66.9% | |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 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, 2005 | 3,771,466 | 124,521,886 | |
| 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, 2004 | $42,679 | $44,334 | |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $21,154 | $21,587 | |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 | 13.7% | 12.7% | |