MADISON CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 25,730 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 22.2% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 72.4% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 69.4% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 8.7% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 2.3% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 6.9% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 19.4% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 62.7% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 11.0% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 35.8 33.4
White 36.3 36.2
African American 33.1 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $25,224 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 17.1% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2005 4.2 5.3
Female: 2000 2.9 4.1
African American: 2000 2.6 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 11.6% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 10.0% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 25.7% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 16.5% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 26.5% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 30.5% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 8.1 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $2,102,448 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 26.0 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 1.0 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $342,653 $153,918,887
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 29.2% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 28.0% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 41.5% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 6.8% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 11.4% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 6.3% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 7.4 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 57.5% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 2,549 905,338
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Ten Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 5.6 8.8
White 5.5 6.2
African American 3.1 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 12.4 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 5.1 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 7.4% 8.8%
White 6.9% 6.6%
African American 12.4% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 29.7% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 25.4% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 74.8% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 7.6% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 38.4% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $5,861,017 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 1,961.5 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 11/7/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu