LOWNDES CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 92,115 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 21.2% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 207.1% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 52.0% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2006 34.0% 29.8%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 2.9% 7.1%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.2% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 19.0% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 64.8% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 9.0% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 30.2 33.4
White 32.8 36.2
African American 26.5 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2005 $25,729 $30,914
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 19.1% 13.3%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 3.9 5.3
Female: 2000 6.0 4.1
African American: 2000 10.6 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 18.3% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 10.9% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 32.2% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 17.3% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 39.6% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 47.6% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 12.5 10.0
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $13,469,623 $998,375,277
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 30.0 24.6
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 0.7 1.1
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $861,095 $117,514,549
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 22.3% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 15.5% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 36.7% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 12.5% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 24.1% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 10.3% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 4.0 5.0
Class of '06 Percent Completion 74.5% 69.3%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 21,580 1,011,347
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) 13.7 8.7
White 9.4 6.1
African American 20.0 13.9
Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 11.6 10.9
Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 8.2 8.3
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 9.6% 8.8%
White 6.9% 6.7%
African American 13.7% 13.0%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 41.2% 36.9%
White of Total White Births 20.6% 22.7%
African American of Total African American Births 71.1% 66.5%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 10.7% 6.9%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 14.9% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy07 $41,045,061 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2006 4,942.6 4,011.9
     

Last Updated on: 07/18/2008

By: Mumbi Okundaye

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu