ATKINSON CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION
Total Population, 2000 7,609 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 22.5% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 10.4% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 48.5% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2006 18.1% 29.9%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 21.9% 7.5%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 9.5% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 20.9% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 60.4% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 9.3% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 30.7 33.4
White 33.8 36.2
African American 31.6 29.3
     
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2005 $20,170 $30,914
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 27.1% 13.5%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 5.5 4.6
Female: 2000 7.6 4.1
African American: 2000 9.4 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 23.0% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 17.6% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 30.6% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 31.0% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 39.6% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 49.6% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 15.9 10.1
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $1,229,676 $1,067,776,526
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 42.8 24.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 0.7 0.7
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $75,384 $85,672,204
     
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 43.7% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 37.0% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 46.2% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 4.6% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 8.7% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 3.4% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 6.7 4.7
Class of '06 Percent Completion 66.3% 70.8%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 1462 1,123,385
     
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) 9.6 8.5
White 8.2 6.1
African American 15.5 13.6
Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 10.5 10.8
Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 8.0
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 7.8% 8.9%
White 6.0% 6.8%
African American 14.6% 13.1%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 42.9% 37.4%
White of Total White Births 34.2% 23.7%
African American of Total African American Births 75.9% 66.4%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 10.1% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 43.5% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy07 $2,734,086 $3,422,074,908
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 946.2 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 07/15/2008

By: mumbi okundaye

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.ed