ROCKDALE CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 70,111 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 29.6% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 867.4% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 72.6% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2006 36.7% 29.8%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 9.2% 7.1%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 6.4% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 21.1% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 63.3% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 9.2% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 35.4 33.4
White 37.9 36.2
African American 29.1 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2005 $29,681 $30,914
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 12.8% 13.3%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 4.9 5.3
Female: 2000 3.0 4.1
African American: 2000 2.6 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 8.2% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 5.9% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 14.3% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 7.7% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 16.0% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 36.9% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 11.3 10.0
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $10,943,895 $998,375,277
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 24.8 24.6
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 0.6 1.1
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 $639,341 $117,514,549
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 17.6% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 16.2% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 18.3% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 15.9% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 23.8% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 21.9% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 4.1 5.0
Class of '06 Percent Completion 77.4 69.3%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 8056 1,011,347
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) 6.0 8.7
White 4.3 6.1
African American 10.4 13.9
Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 11.0 10.9
Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) 4.6 8.3
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 8.7% 8.8%
White 5.8% 6.7%
African American 11.8% 13.0%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 34.6% 36.9%
White of Total White Births 29.0% 22.7%
African American of Total African American Births 49.8% 66.5%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 9.8% 6.9%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 4.3% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy07 $28,911,638 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 4,643.8 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 07/21/2008

By: Mumbi Okundaye

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu