BIBB CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 153,887 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 2.5% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 99.7% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 0.0% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 50.1% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 1.5% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.4% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 19.1% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 60.7% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 12.7% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 34.7 33.4
White 39.9 36.2
African American 29.3 29.3
     
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $30,341 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 18.7% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2003 4.4 4.7
Female: 2000 5.2 4.1
African American: 2000 8.9 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 19.1% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 7.4% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 31.5% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 13.1% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 37.7% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 46.6% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 17.7 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $28,723,854 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 30.6 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 3.5 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $5,789,432 $153,918,887
     
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 22.8% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 15.9% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 32.1% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 13.7% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 29.2% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 10.1% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems    
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 7.4 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 60.9% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 24,448 905,338
     
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Seven Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 14.1 8.8
White 9.8 6.2
African American 17.5 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 12.4 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 15.3 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *    
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 11.7% 8.8%
White 7.5% 6.6%
African American 14.8% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 53.2% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 22.2% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 76.1% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 15.1% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 3.3% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $75,101,352 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 8,777.2 4,362.8
     


Last Updated on: 11/1/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu