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WHEELER CO. |
GEORGIA |
| POPULATION |
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| Total Population, 2000 |
6,179 |
8,186,453 |
| Percent Change in Population, 1990-2000 |
26.0% |
26.4% |
| Percent Change in Population, 1930-2000 |
-32.5% |
181.5% |
| Percent Growth by Net Migration, 1990-2000 |
94.0% |
65.9% |
| Percent African American Population, 2006 |
34.4% |
29.8% |
| Percent Hispanic Population, 2006 |
4.8% |
7.1% |
| Percent Under 5 Yrs. of Age, 2000 |
5.9% |
7.3% |
| Percent Age 5-17, 2000 |
16.4% |
19.2% |
| Percent Age 18-64, 2000 |
65.0% |
63.9% |
| Percent Age 65 and Over, 2000 |
12.7% |
9.6% |
| Median Age, 2000 |
36.1 |
33.4 |
| White |
38.8 |
36.2 |
| African American |
33.1 |
29.3 |
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| ECONOMICS |
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| Per Capita Income: 2005 |
$16,293 |
$30,914 |
| Transfer Payments as a Percent of Total Personal Income: 2005 |
29.2% |
13.3% |
| Annual Average Unemployment Rate: 2006 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
| Female: 2000 |
14.1 |
4.1 |
| African American: 2000 |
13.7 |
7.2 |
| Percent of All Persons Below Poverty Level: 1999 |
25.3% |
13.0% |
| Percent of All Whites Below Poverty: 1999 |
19.7% |
8.2% |
| Percent of All African Americans Below Poverty: 1999 |
36.7% |
23.1% |
| Percent of Persons Age 65 & Over Below Poverty: 1999 |
26.7% |
13.5% |
| Percent of Female-Headed Families Below Poverty: 1999 |
44.5% |
28.5% |
| With Related Children 0-17 Below Poverty: 1999 |
46.0% |
35.3% |
| Food Stamps Participants per Month as a Percent of Pop.: fy06 |
12.6 |
10.0 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$836,308 |
$998,375,277 |
| Medicaid Recipients as a Percent of Pop.: 2006 |
30.2 |
24.6 |
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families as a Percent of Pop.: fy 06 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
| Total Yearly Benefits Sum: fy06 |
$58,528 |
$117,514,549 |
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| EDUCATION--Attainment Level of Persons Age 25 & Over |
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| Percent NOT Completing High School: 2000 |
32.1% |
21.4% |
| White Not Completing High School: 2000 |
29.7% |
18.2% |
| African American Not Completing High School: 2000 |
34.9% |
27.5% |
| Percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 2000 |
4.4% |
24.3% |
| White Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
9.1% |
27.4% |
| African American Completing at Least Bachelor's Degree: 2000 |
3.2% |
15.5% |
| EDUCATION--County Public School Systems |
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| H.S. Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled: sy05/06 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
| Class of '06 Percent Completion |
65.1% |
69.3% |
| HOPE Scholarships Awarded: 1993-07 |
1053 |
1,011,347 |
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| VITAL STATISTICS RATES * |
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| Ten Year Infant Deaths 1996-05 (per 1,000 live births) |
7.0 |
8.7 |
| White |
n/d |
6.1 |
| African American |
n/d |
13.9 |
| Suicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
11.2 |
10.9 |
| Homicides 1996-05 (per 100,000 population) |
n/d |
8.3 |
| VITAL STATISTICS PERCENTS * |
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| Percent Low Birth Weight of Live Births (< 2500 grams), 1996-05 |
11.3% |
8.8% |
| White |
10.0% |
6.7% |
| African American |
13.8% |
13.0% |
| Percent Unwed Births of Total, 1996-05 |
45.0% |
36.9% |
| White of Total White Births |
27.9% |
22.7% |
| African American of Total African American Births |
77.6% |
66.5% |
| Percent of Total Unwed Births to Teenage Mothers, 2005 |
17.5% |
6.9% |
| * 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 |
31.9% |
12.0% |
| Total Lottery Sales: fy07 |
$1,620,588 |
$2,919,844,265 |
| Index Crime Rate per 100,000 population: 2006 |
738.3 |
4,011.9 |
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