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WILKES CO. |
GEORGIA |
| POPULATION |
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| Total Population, 2000 |
10,687 |
8,186,453 |
| Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 |
0.8% |
26.4% |
| Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 |
-33.0% |
181.5% |
| Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 |
100.0% |
65.9% |
| Percent African American Population, 2006 |
42.5% |
29.8% |
| Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 |
2.6% |
7.1% |
| Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 |
5.8% |
7.3% |
| Percent Age 5-17, 2000 |
18.1% |
19.2% |
| Percent Age 18-64, 2000 |
58.9% |
63.9% |
| Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 |
17.1% |
9.6% |
| Median Age, 2000 |
39.0 |
33.4 |
| White |
41.6 |
36.2 |
| African American |
36.7 |
29.3 |
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| ECONOMICS |
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| Per Capita Income: 2005 |
$22,439 |
$30,914 |
| Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 |
29.7% |
13.3% |
| Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
| Female: 2000 |
7.1 |
4.1 |
| African American: 2000 |
10.7 |
7.2 |
| Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 |
17.5% |
13.0% |
| Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 |
8.3% |
8.2% |
| Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 |
29.2% |
23.1% |
| Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 |
19.9% |
13.5% |
| Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 |
34.0% |
28.5% |
| With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 |
41.7% |
35.3% |
| Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 |
16.7 |
10.0 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$1,774,328 |
$998,375,277 |
| Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 |
31.3 |
24.6 |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$149,045 |
$117,514,549 |
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| EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over |
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| Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 |
35.0% |
21.4% |
| White Not Completing High School: 2000 |
22.7% |
18.2% |
| African American Not Completing High School: 2000 |
52.5% |
27.5% |
| Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 |
7.8% |
24.3% |
| White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
17.2% |
27.4% |
| African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
5.1% |
15.5% |
| EDUCATION--County Public School Systems |
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| H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
| Class of '06 Percent Completion |
79.8% |
69.3% |
| HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 |
1239 |
1,011,347 |
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| VITAL STATISTICS RATES * |
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| Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) |
12.2 |
8.7 |
| White |
7.7 |
6.1 |
| African American |
16.8 |
13.9 |
| Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
15.0 |
10.9 |
| Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
5.6 |
8.3 |
| VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS * |
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| Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 |
13.9% |
8.8% |
| White |
4.3% |
6.7% |
| African American |
24.6% |
13.0% |
| Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 |
50.8% |
36.9% |
| White of Total White Births |
23.2% |
22.7% |
| African American of Total African American Births |
78.9% |
66.5% |
| Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 |
13.1% |
6.9% |
| * Data not reported when events are greater than
zero and less than five. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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| Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 |
24.7% |
12.0% |
| Total Lottery Sales: fy07 |
$6,406,189 |
$2,919,844,265 |
| Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 |
2,516.6 |
4,362.8 |
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