HEARD CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 11,012 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 27.6% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 21.0% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 82.7% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 10.4% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 1.4% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.9% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 20.8% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 60.3% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 11.0% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 34.1 33.4
White 34.1 36.2
African American 34.8 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $20,433 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 21.3% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2003 5.6 4.7
Female: 2000 7.3 4.1
African American: 2000 10.0 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 13.6% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 11.8% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 23.3% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 17.4% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 31.8% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 39.2% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 13.6 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $1,514,890 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 30.8 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 1.0 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $150,779 $153,918,887
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 34.0% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 32.2% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 50.4% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 5.2% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 7.8% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 3.2% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 2.0 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 62.0% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 1047 905,338
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Seven Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 17.6 8.8
White 16.1 6.2
African American 29.8 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 14.3 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) -- 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 10.1% 8.8%
White 8.6% 6.6%
African American 21.4% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 35.0% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 29.6% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 75.6% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 10.3% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 38.5% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $3,520,750 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 1,648.8 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 11/2/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu