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DOUGLAS CO. |
GEORGIA |
| POPULATION |
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| Total Population, 2000 |
92,174 |
8,186,453 |
| Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 |
29.6% |
26.4% |
| Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 |
874.3% |
181.5% |
| Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 |
63.8% |
65.9% |
| Percent African American Population, 2006 |
33.6% |
29.9% |
| Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 |
5.2% |
7.5% |
| Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 |
7.3% |
7.3% |
| Percent Age 5-17, 2000 |
20.3% |
19.2% |
| Percent Age 18-64, 2000 |
64.9% |
63.9% |
| Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 |
7.5% |
9.6% |
| Median Age, 2000 |
33.8 |
33.4 |
| White |
35.8 |
36.2 |
| African American |
28.6 |
29.3 |
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| ECONOMICS |
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| Per Capita Income: 2005 |
$27,087 |
$30,914 |
| Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 |
13.1% |
13.5% |
| Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
| Female: 2000 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
| African American: 2000 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
| Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 |
7.8% |
13.0% |
| Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 |
6.6% |
8.2% |
| Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 |
11.6% |
23.1% |
| Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 |
7.5% |
13.5% |
| Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 |
18.4% |
28.5% |
| With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 |
24.7% |
35.3% |
| Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 |
9.6 |
10.1 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$13,822,632 |
$1,067,776,526 |
| Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 |
23.1 |
24.3 |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$810,453 |
$85,672,204 |
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| EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over |
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| Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 |
18.9% |
21.4% |
| White Not Completing High School: 2000 |
20.1% |
18.2% |
| African American Not Completing High School: 2000 |
11.8% |
27.5% |
| Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 |
13.4% |
24.3% |
| White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
17.7% |
27.4% |
| African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
25.6% |
15.5% |
| EDUCATION--County Public School Systems |
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| H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
| Class of '06 Percent Completion |
71.7% |
70.8% |
| HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 |
12,488 |
1,123,385 |
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| VITAL STATISTICS RATES * |
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| Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) |
7.1 |
8.5 |
| White |
5.7 |
6.1 |
| African American |
11.2 |
13.6 |
| Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
11.4 |
10.8 |
| Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
5.7 |
8.0 |
| VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS * |
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| Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 |
7.8% |
8.9% |
| White |
6.8% |
6.8% |
| African American |
10.7% |
13.1% |
| Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 |
30.6% |
37.4% |
| White of Total White Births |
26.1% |
23.7% |
| African American of Total African American Births |
43.6% |
66.4% |
| Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 |
8.8% |
9.6% |
| * Data not reported when events are greater than
zero and less than five. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 |
7.9% |
12.0% |
| Total Lottery Sales: fy07 |
$46,591,596 |
$3,422,074,908 |
| Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 |
4,468.0 |
4,362.8 |
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