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| Goergia
People
QuickFacts |
Georgia |
USA |
| Population,
2009 estimate
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9,829,211 |
307,006,550 |
| Population,
percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009
|
20.1% |
9.1% |
| Population
estimates base (April 1) 2000
|
8,186,781 |
281,424,602 |
| Persons
under 5 years old, percent, 2009
|
7.6% |
6.9% |
| Persons
under 18 years old, percent, 2009
|
26.3% |
24.3% |
| Persons
65 years old and over, percent, 2009
|
10.3% |
12.9% |
| Female
persons, percent, 2009
|
50.8% |
50.7% |
| White
persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
65.0% |
79.6% |
| Black
persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
30.2% |
12.9% |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
0.4% |
1.0% |
| Asian
persons, percent, 2009 (a)
|
3.0% |
4.6% |
| Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a)
|
0.1% |
0.2% |
| Persons
reporting two or more races, percent, 2009
|
1.3% |
1.7% |
| Persons
of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b)
|
8.3% |
15.8% |
| White
persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009
|
57.5% |
65.1% |
| 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, 2009
|
4,062,400 |
129,925,421 |
| 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, 2008
|
$50,834 |
$52,029 |
| Per
capita money income, 1999
|
$21,154 |
$21,587 |
| Persons
below poverty level, percent, 2008
|
14.7% |
13.2% |
Georgia Business
QuickFacts |
Georgia |
USA |
| Private
nonfarm establishments, 2007
|
231,8101 |
7,705,018 |
| Private
nonfarm employment, 2007
|
3,648,4181 |
120,604,265 |
| Private
nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007
|
4.7%1 |
5.7% |
| Nonemployer
establishments, 2007
|
738,158 |
21,708,021 |
| Total
number of firms, 2002
|
674,521 |
22,974,655 |
| Black-owned
firms, percent, 2002
|
13.4% |
5.2% |
| American
Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
|
0.7% |
0.9% |
| Asian-owned
firms, percent, 2002
|
4.0% |
4.8% |
| Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
|
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Hispanic-owned
firms, percent, 2002
|
2.7% |
6.8% |
| Women-owned
firms, percent, 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 foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
|
12,740,423 |
449,498,718 |
| Building
permits, 2009
|
18,228 |
582,963 |
| Federal
spending, 2008
|
74,164,6421 |
2,771,782,1522 |
Georgia Geography
QuickFacts |
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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Source:
USA Census
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