EVANS CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 10,495 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 20.3% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 47.8% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 76.6% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 32.9% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 8.1% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 6.9% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 20.6% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 59.9% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 12.6% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 34.0 33.4
White 37.7 36.2
African American 29.0 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $20,802 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 24.0% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2003 3.2 4.7
Female: 2000 5.3 4.1
African American: 2000 9.1 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 27.0% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 17.8% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 41.4% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 23.6% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 48.9% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 59.1% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 16.6 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $1,821,670 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 37.9 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 2.3 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $280,954 $153,918,887
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 34.3% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 28.7% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 43.0% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 5.5% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 11.6% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 2.7% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 8.8 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 57.5% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 1,660 905,338
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Seven Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 10.4 8.8
White 6.8 6.2
African American 16.4 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 14.7 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 6.9 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 8.0% 8.8%
White 6.9% 6.6%
African American 9.8% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 53.2% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 39.0% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 77.4% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 17.8% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 38.1% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $3,881,268 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 -- 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 11/2/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu