MONROE CO. GEORGIA
POPULATION    
Total Population, 2000 21,757 8,186,453
Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 27.1% 26.4%
Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 87.5% 181.5%
Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 80.9% 65.9%
Percent African American Population, 2004 26.2% 29.6%
Percent Hispanic Population, 2004 1.6% 6.8%
Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 6.3% 7.3%
Percent Age 5-17, 2000 19.9% 19.2%
Percent Age 18-64, 2000 63.4% 63.9%
Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 10.3% 9.6%
Median Age, 2000 36.4 33.4
White 37.6 36.2
African American 33.2 29.3
   
ECONOMICS    
Per Capita Income: 2004 $26,350 $29,782
Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2003 15.5% 13.0%
Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2003 5.4 4.7
Female: 2000 4.4 4.1
African American: 2000 10.1 7.2
Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 9.8% 13.0%
Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 5.3% 8.2%
Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 21.3% 23.1%
Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 13.3% 13.5%
Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 27.4% 28.5%
With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 38.9% 35.3%
Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy04 9.5 9.6
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $2,114,758 $874,043,065
Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2004 21.2 23.3
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 04 0.8 1.5
Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy04 $239,821 $153,918,887
   
EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over    
Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 22.3% 21.4%
White Not Completing High School: 2000 17.3% 18.2%
African American Not Completing High School: 2000 36.1% 27.5%
Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 10.6% 24.3%
White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 20.8% 27.4%
African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 6.4% 15.5%
EDUCATION--County Public School Systems
H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy03/04 4.1 5.1
Class of '04 Percent Completion 59.6% 65.4%
HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-05 2,370 905,338
   
VITAL STATISTICS RATES *    
Seven Year Infant Deaths 1994-03 (per 1,000 live births) 11.0 8.8
White 7.5 6.2
African American 19.0 14.1
Suicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 14.7 11.0
Homicides 1994-03 (per 100,000 population) 7.6 8.7
VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS *
Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1994-03 10.5% 8.8%
White 7.2% 6.6%
African American 17.6% 12.9%
Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1994-03 38.6% 36.5%
White of Total White Births 23.6% 21.8%
African American of Total African American Births 72.5% 66.6%
Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2003 8.7% 9.6%
* Data not reported when events are greater than zero and less than five.    
     
MISCELLANEOUS    
Percent Mobile Homes: 2000 25.0% 12.0%
Total Lottery Sales: fy05 $9,673,146 $2,919,844,265
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2000 2,698.9 4,362.8
     

Last Updated on: 11/7/06

By: Bonnie Spinks

Email: dbachtel@fcs.uga.edu