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Georgia Quick Facts

From the US Census Bureau

Also, See Atlanta

Data Georgia USA
Population, 20035 9.1 million (10.8% of total) 296 million
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2004 26.4% 25.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2004 9.6% 12.4%
White persons, percent, 2004 66.4% 80.4%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2004 29.6% 12.8%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2004 60.2% 67.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2004 6.8% 14.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.6% 80.4%
Homeownership rate, 2000 67.5% 66.2%
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 13.3% 12.5%
Median household income, 2003 $42,421 (97.9% of national average) $43,318
Federal spending, 2004 $55.2 billion
(2.6% of US total, $6,133 per capita)		 $2.1 trillion
($7,095 per capita)
Persons per square mile, 2000 141.4 79.6


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