PIKE CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 13,688 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 33.9% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 26.1% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 86.3% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2006 12.7% 29.8%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 1.4% 7.1%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.0% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 20.6% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 61.5% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 10.9% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 35.7 33.4
White 36.0 36.2
African American 34.7 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2005 $25,669 $30,914
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 17.1% 13.3%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 4.6 5.3
Female: 2000 5.2 4.1
African American: 2000 9.5 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 9.6% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 7.4% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 22.1% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 11.0% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 20.4% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 29.9% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 7.6 10.0
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $1,372,107 $998,375,277
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 20.6 24.6
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 0.5 1.1
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $122,184 $117,514,549
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 24.7% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 21.7% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 41.4% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 10.2% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 15.5% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 6.2% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 4.2 5.0
Class of '06 Percent Completion 76.4% 69.3%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 2,860 1,011,347
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) 5.2 8.7
White 4.7 6.1
African American
n/d
13.9
Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 12.9 10.9
Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 6.5 8.3
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 9.7% 8.8%
White 9.0% 6.7%
African American 15.0% 13.0%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 29.9% 36.9%
White of Total White Births 23.5% 22.7%
African American of Total African American Births 72.6% 66.5%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 8.5% 6.9%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 17.5% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy07 $4,604,628 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 1,658.6 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 07/18/2008

By: Mumbi Okundaye

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu