BERRIEN CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 16,235 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 14.7% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 10.8% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 66.7% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2006 11.0% 29.9%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 2.9% 7.5%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.1% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 20.2% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 60.3% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 12.5% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 35.2 33.4
White 36.4 36.2
African American 28.4 29.3
     
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2005 $23,843 $30,914
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 24.8% 13.5%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 4.2 4.6
Female: 2000 7.0 4.1
African American: 2000 11.3 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 17.7% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 14.3% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 36.8% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 13.0% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 40.1% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 47.7% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 16.5 10.1
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $2,807,117 $1,067,776,526
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 35.4 24.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 0.6 0.7
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $145,182 $85,672,204
     
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 34.0% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 32.4% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 44.4% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 5.3% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 10.1% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 4.0% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 5.5 4.7
Class of '06 Percent Completion 57.5% 70.8%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 3,498 1,123,385
     
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) 8.7 8.5
White 5.9 6.1
African American 25.7 13.6
Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 15.5 10.8
Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 4.3 8.0
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 7.8% 8.9%
White 6.8% 6.8%
African American 13.7% 13.1%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 35.1% 37.4%
White of Total White Births 28.4% 23.7%
African American of Total African American Births 75.1% 66.4%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 17.6% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 36.8% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy07 $5,592,483 $3,422,074,908
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2006 3,437.6 4,011.9
     


Last Updated on: 07/16/2008

By: Mumbi Okundaye

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu