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Georgia state QuickFacts

	Georgia	United States
Total population	8,186,453	281,421,906
State	Georgia

Georgia state Population

	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
Male	4,027,113	49.19%	49.06%
Female	4,159,340	50.81%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.4		35.3

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	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
18 years and over	6,017,219	73.5%	74.31%
21 years and over	5,646,535	68.97%	69.97%
62 years and over	948,821	11.59%	14.66%
65 years and over	785,275	9.59%	12.43%

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	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
White	5,327,281	65.07%	75.14%
Black or African American	2,349,542	28.7%	12.32%
Asian	173,170	2.12%	3.64%
Some other race	222,272	2.72%	5.46%
Two or more races	114,188	1.39%	2.43%

Georgia state Housing

	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
Total households	3,006,369		105,480,101
Family households (families)	2,111,647	70.24%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	894,722	29.76%	31.94%

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	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
Total housing units	3,281,737		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	275,368	8.39%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	3,006,369	91.61%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	2,029,154	61.83%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	977,215	29.78%	30.77%

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	Georgia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	151,952	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	545,851	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	411,817	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	211,796	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	163,422	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	81,487	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	25,025	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	5,058	0.57%
Median (dollars)	111,200	119,600

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	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	687,586	22.87%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	939,683	31.26%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	468,855	15.6%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	429,041	14.27%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	252,348	8.39%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	228,856	7.61%	9.65%

Georgia state Education

	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,211,688		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	176,842	8.0%	6.47%
Kindergarten	126,641	5.73%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,003,495	45.37%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	468,155	21.17%	21.38%
College or graduate school	436,555	19.74%	22.81%

Georgia state Economy

	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
Population 16 years and over	6,250,687		217,168,077
In labor force	4,129,666	66.07%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	4,062,808	65.0%	63.39%
- - Employed	3,839,756	61.43%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	223,052	3.57%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	66,858	1.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,121,021	33.93%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	3,218,245	51.49%	51.66%
In labor force	1,912,651	30.6%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,903,633	30.45%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,788,233	28.61%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	668,530	10.7%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	395,825		12,787,501

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	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	3,007,678		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	304,816	10.13%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	176,059	5.85%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	369,279	12.28%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	378,689	12.59%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	502,961	16.72%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	593,203	19.72%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	311,651	10.36%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	234,093	7.78%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	66,084	2.2%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	70,843	2.36%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,433		41,994

	Georgia	%, Georgia	United States
With earnings	2,520,993	40.33%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	56,625		56,604
With Social Security income	658,862	10.54%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,445		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	134,980	2.16%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,889		6,320
With public assistance income	87,403	1.4%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,261		3,032
With retirement income	433,034	6.93%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,957		17,376

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