LIBERTY CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 61,610 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 16.8% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 655.7% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 0.0% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2006 43.7% 29.8%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 6.5% 7.1%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 10.4% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 21.6% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 64.1% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 3.9% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 25.0 33.4
White 26.5 36.2
African American 24.5 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2005 $23,209 $30,914
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 14.8% 13.3%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 5.5 5.3
Female: 2000 7.9 4.1
African American: 2000 8.9 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 15.0% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 10.2% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 20.1% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 19.9% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 44.5% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 51.9% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 10.0 10.0
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $6,863,577 $998,375,277
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 25.2 24.6
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 0.9 1.1
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $635,731 $117,514,549
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 13.2% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 10.1% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 16.3% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 9.6% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 18.2% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 10.4% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 4.5 5.0
Class of '06 Percent Completion 77.7% 69.3%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 8,557 1,011,347
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) 10.7 8.7
White 6.2 6.1
African American 17.2 13.9
Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 9.2 10.9
Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 9.2 8.3
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 10.9% 8.8%
White 8.0% 6.7%
African American 14.4% 13.0%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 26.0% 36.9%
White of Total White Births 19.3% 22.7%
African American of Total African American Births 57.9% 66.5%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 8.9% 6.9%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 24.4% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy07 $22,960,942 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2006 4,740.2 4,011.9
     

Last Updated on: 07/18/2008

By: Mumbi Okundaye

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu