FRANKLIN CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 20,285 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 21.8% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 27.6% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 87.6% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 8.9% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 1.3% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 6.3% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 17.6% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 60.7% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 15.3% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 37.6 33.4
White 38.5 36.2
African American 29.6 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $25,044 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 21.8% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2005 5.7 5.3
Female: 2000 4.4 4.1
African American: 2000 7.6 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 13.9% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 12.3% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 28.8% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 18.5% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 32.4% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 43.3% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 10.4 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $2,075,329 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 28.6 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 1.1 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $280,370 $153,918,887
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 33.0% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 31.3% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 53.8% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 6.4% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 11.2% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 0.8% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 6.8 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 61.5% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 2,252 905,338
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 8.2 8.8
White 7.5 6.2
African American 10.0 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 18.4 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 12.2 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 8.6% 8.8%
White 7.9% 6.6%
African American 13.0% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 30.3% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 24.1% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 74.8% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 8.0% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 31.0% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $9,141,849 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 3,262.9 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 11/2/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu