BRYAN CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 23,417 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 51.7% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 293.4% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 72.5% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 14.7% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 2.7% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.7% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 23.4% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 61.6% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 7.3% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 33.3 33.4
White 34.1 36.2
African American 29.1 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $27,566 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 12.8% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2003 3.1 4.7
Female: 2000 3.4 4.1
African American: 2000 3.4 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 11.7% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 9.0% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 29.4% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 12.6% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 38.9% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 45.3% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 5.4 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $1,405,392 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 18.7 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 0.4 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $131,845 $153,918,887
     
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 21.0% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 18.7% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 37.6% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 13.2% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 20.5% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 7.4% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 2.8 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 77.0% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 3,119 905,338
     
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Seven Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 5.0 8.8
White 3.8 6.2
African American 8.9 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 14.1 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 7.9 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 8.3% 8.8%
White 7.0% 6.6%
African American 13.2% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 28.3% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 19.9% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 65.5% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 11.3% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 25.2% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $8,186,891 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 2,305.7 4,362.8
     


Last Updated on: 11/1/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu