COFFEE CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 37,413 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 26.4% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 89.5% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 60.3% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2006 26.7% 29.9%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 9.0% 7.5%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.8% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 20.4% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 61.9% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 9.9% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 32.1 33.4
White 35.2 36.2
African American 28.3 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2005 $22,336 $30,914
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 23.1% 13.5%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 5.4 4.6
Female: 2000 6.7 4.1
African American: 2000 10.1 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 19.1% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 14.9% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 30.8% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 21.1% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 37.2% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 45.6% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 14.7 10.1
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $6,060,401 $1,067,776,526
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 35.5 24.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 0.6 0.7
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $330,594 $85,672,204
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 35.2% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 31.6% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 41.9% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 6.6% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 11.7% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 4.1% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 7.5 4.7
Class of '06 Percent Completion 60.9% 70.8%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 7,038 1,123,385
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) 10.1 8.5
White 8.7 6.1
African American 13.3 13.6
Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 10.2 10.8
Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 10.4 8.0
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 9.8% 8.9%
White 7.1% 6.8%
African American 15.8% 13.1%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 43.2% 37.4%
White of Total White Births 30.0% 23.7%
African American of Total African American Births 74.4% 66.4%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 14.3% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 39.1% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy07 $13,952,146 $3,422,074,908
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 6,634.3 4,362.8
     


Updated Last on: 07/16/2008

By: Mumbi Okundaye

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu