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HANCOCK CO. |
GEORGIA |
| POPULATION |
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| Total Population, 2000 |
10,076 |
8,186,453 |
| Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 |
13.1% |
26.4% |
| Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 |
-22.9% |
181.5% |
| Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 |
69.9% |
65.9% |
| Percent African American Population, 2004 |
77.4% |
29.6% |
| Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 |
0.6% |
6.8% |
| Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 |
5.8% |
7.3% |
| Percent Age 5-17, 2000 |
18.3% |
19.2% |
| Percent Age 18-64, 2000 |
63.9% |
63.9% |
| Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 |
12.0% |
9.6% |
| Median Age, 2000 |
35.8 |
33.4 |
| White |
46.9 |
36.2 |
| African American |
32.6 |
29.3 |
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| ECONOMICS |
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| Per Capita Income: 2004 |
$16,682 |
$29,782 |
| Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 |
35.5% |
13.0% |
| Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2005 |
8.2 |
5.3 |
| Female: 2000 |
8.0 |
4.1 |
| African American: 2000 |
11.1 |
7.2 |
| Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 |
29.4% |
13.0% |
| Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 |
3.8% |
8.2% |
| Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 |
35.5% |
23.1% |
| Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 |
25.3% |
13.5% |
| Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 |
48.3% |
28.5% |
| With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 |
60.6% |
35.3% |
| Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 |
18.9 |
9.6 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 |
$1,863,834 |
$874,043,065 |
| Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 |
31.0 |
23.3 |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 |
$266,911 |
$153,918,887 |
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| EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over |
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| Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 |
37.8% |
21.4% |
| White Not Completing High School: 2000 |
24.8% |
18.2% |
| African American Not Completing High School: 2000 |
42.8% |
27.5% |
| Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 |
6.2% |
24.3% |
| White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
12.0% |
27.4% |
| African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
8.6% |
15.5% |
| EDUCATION--County Public School Systems |
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| H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
| Class of '04 Percent Completion |
75.4% |
65.4% |
| HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 |
1,576 |
905,338 |
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| VITAL STATISTICS RATES * |
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| Ten Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) |
14.9 |
8.8 |
| White |
7.4 |
6.2 |
| African American |
15.9 |
14.1 |
| Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) |
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11.0 |
| Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) |
11.1 |
8.7 |
| VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS * |
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| Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 |
12.0% |
8.8% |
| White |
8.9% |
6.6% |
| African American |
12.5% |
12.9% |
| Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 |
76.6% |
36.5% |
| White of Total White Births |
20.0% |
21.8% |
| African American of Total African American Births |
83.6% |
66.6% |
| Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 |
21.3% |
9.6% |
| * 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 |
36.0% |
12.0% |
| Total Lottery Sales: fy05 |
$4,558,201 |
$2,919,844,265 |
| Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 |
1,136.7 |
4,362.8 |
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