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JASPER CO. |
GEORGIA |
| POPULATION |
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| Total Population, 2000 |
11,426 |
8,186,453 |
| Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 |
35.2% |
26.4% |
| Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 |
33.0% |
181.5% |
| Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 |
88.8% |
65.9% |
| Percent African American Population, 2004 |
24.4% |
29.6% |
| Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 |
2.8% |
6.8% |
| Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 |
7.0% |
7.3% |
| Percent Age 5-17, 2000 |
20.3% |
19.2% |
| Percent Age 18-64, 2000 |
60.9% |
63.9% |
| Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 |
11.8% |
9.6% |
| Median Age, 2000 |
36.3 |
33.4 |
| White |
37.5 |
36.2 |
| African American |
33.6 |
29.3 |
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| ECONOMICS |
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| Per Capita Income: 2004 |
$23,056 |
$29,782 |
| Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 |
17.7% |
13.0% |
| Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2003 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
| Female: 2000 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
| African American: 2000 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
| Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 |
14.2% |
13.0% |
| Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 |
8.3% |
8.2% |
| Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 |
29.5% |
23.1% |
| Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 |
13.5% |
13.5% |
| Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 |
35.2% |
28.5% |
| With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 |
40.7% |
35.3% |
| Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 |
13.1 |
9.6 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 |
$1,706,471 |
$874,043,065 |
| Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 |
25.7 |
23.3 |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 |
$272,473 |
$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 |
30.3% |
21.4% |
| White Not Completing High School: 2000 |
26.4% |
18.2% |
| African American Not Completing High School: 2000 |
42.6% |
27.5% |
| Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 |
7.3% |
24.3% |
| White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
13.5% |
27.4% |
| African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
6.0% |
15.5% |
| EDUCATION--County Public School Systems |
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| H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 |
6.3 |
5.1 |
| Class of '04 Percent Completion |
62.2% |
65.4% |
| HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 |
1482 |
905,338 |
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| VITAL STATISTICS RATES * |
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| Seven Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) |
12.6 |
8.8 |
| White |
6.3 |
6.2 |
| African American |
25.5 |
14.1 |
| Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) |
15.7 |
11.0 |
| Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) |
4.6 |
8.7 |
| VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS * |
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| Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 |
8.8% |
8.8% |
| White |
7.6% |
6.6% |
| African American |
11.0% |
12.9% |
| Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 |
43.8% |
36.5% |
| White of Total White Births |
26.8% |
21.8% |
| African American of Total African American Births |
77.5% |
66.6% |
| Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 |
11.7% |
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 |
24.1% |
12.0% |
| Total Lottery Sales: fy05 |
$3,114,622 |
$2,919,844,265 |
| Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 |
253.8 |
4,362.8 |
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