MACON CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 14,074 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 7.3% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 -15.4% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 42.4% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 60.0% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 3.7% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 7.0% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 20.5% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 59.7% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 12.7% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 35.1 33.4
White 40.9 36.2
African American 32.6 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $20,517 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 26.0% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2004 7.8 4.6
Female: 2000 11.0 4.1
African American: 2000 14.9 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 25.8% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 16.4% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 30.7% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 22.6% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 38.6% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 53.8% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 18.2 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $2,447,015 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 35.5 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 2.4 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $392,858 $153,918,887
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 36.8% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 27.5% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 42.9% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 7.0% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 13.9% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 6.8% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 6.2 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 52.1% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 919 905,338
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 11.0 8.8
White 8.5 6.2
African American 12.6 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 10.2 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 10.2 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 12.3% 8.8%
White 6.6% 6.6%
African American 15.3% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 59.4% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 22.7% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 79.6% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 20.6% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 28.2% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $7,132,724 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 6,085.5 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 11/7/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu